The temperance movement began in an American protestant church, they encouraged drinkers to stop, to make a non alcoholic country.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union was a group of women after the civil war gathered together to vote dry. They did this because they got abused by men and they wanted a change. The women wanted a anti-alcohol education. Later on the WCTU became the anti saloon league which was both women and men(labor groups, big business). In other words women started prohibition of alcohol, and inspired other people to vote for the Prohibition of alcohol. The WCTU evolved so much that it became a strong organization as well as the ASL. The ASL is like the WCTU but just men, businesses, and labor groups. Together they started Prohibition. The WCTU would smash furniture, beer glasses, and other saloon type wear, as a protest against alcohol. The ASL used a method called "Dry Propaganda". Propaganda was a way to get message across to the public with out using words just pictures, so that the viewer will get a subconscious message either good or bad depending on the case. Businesses like factories voted for National Prohibition because of their workers being drunk, and not doing their job correctly with out any accidents.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union was a group of women after the civil war gathered together to vote dry. They did this because they got abused by men and they wanted a change. The women wanted a anti-alcohol education. Later on the WCTU became the anti saloon league which was both women and men(labor groups, big business). In other words women started prohibition of alcohol, and inspired other people to vote for the Prohibition of alcohol. The WCTU evolved so much that it became a strong organization as well as the ASL. The ASL is like the WCTU but just men, businesses, and labor groups. Together they started Prohibition. The WCTU would smash furniture, beer glasses, and other saloon type wear, as a protest against alcohol. The ASL used a method called "Dry Propaganda". Propaganda was a way to get message across to the public with out using words just pictures, so that the viewer will get a subconscious message either good or bad depending on the case. Businesses like factories voted for National Prohibition because of their workers being drunk, and not doing their job correctly with out any accidents.