Why was prohibition introduced?

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What was the name for the anti-alcohol groups?
The Dries
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Who were they mostly made up of?
Women
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What did people think drinkers were?
Unpatriotic, lazy, possibly communist/foreign
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What year was the Volstead Act (18th Amendment) passed?
1920
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Name some anti-alcohol groups
Anti-Saloon league, Women's Christian Temperance Union
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Who were they mostly made up of?

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Name some anti-alcohol groups

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