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The Temperance Movement was focussed on a number of things. The primary factor was the protection of the family. Men spent their spare time in saloons instead of looking after their families. Money was spent in the saloons instead of being used to feed and clothe the children and wifes. Diseases were being spread by the prostitutes that frequented the saloons. All of these had factors that influenced the passing of the Prohibition Amendment.

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Prohibition resulted from the temperance movement, a women's movement led by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and a number of major Protestant churches.

They had the support of many who believed that rising crime and violence rates and other problems were the result of drinking alcohol. The involvement of the US in WW I was used as an argument that grains should be used for the war effort rather than for the production of Alcoholic Beverages.

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American turned to prohibition in the 1920s to try and prevent alcohol consumption. It was believed that it had a negative impact on the country as a whole.

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