Question

1. a. who tended to be supporters of prohibition at this time?

b. why did they support it?

Explanation:

1a

Supporters of Prohibition (the 18th Amendment, banning alcohol) included:

• Temperance Movement Advocates: Groups like the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and Anti - Saloon League, who believed alcohol caused social ills (domestic abuse, poverty).
• Rural/Protestant Americans: Often saw urban, immigrant - dominated saloons as centers of vice, and linked alcohol to moral decay.
• Some Business Owners: Felt alcohol reduced worker productivity and increased workplace accidents.
• Social Reformers: Who aimed to improve public health and social order.

• Moral/Religious Reasons: Many saw alcohol as a sin, violating religious and moral codes, and believed banning it would promote virtue.
• Social ills: They associated alcohol with domestic violence, poverty, and crime (e.g., saloons as hubs for gambling, prostitution).
• Productivity/Workplace: Business owners thought alcohol - related absenteeism and accidents hurt productivity, so a ban would boost efficiency.
• Public Health: Alcohol abuse was linked to health problems, and Prohibition was seen as a way to improve community health.
• Nativist Sentiment: Some linked alcohol to immigrant groups (e.g., Irish, German saloon - keepers), seeing Prohibition as a way to limit immigrant influence.

Answer:

Supporters of Prohibition included temperance movement groups (e.g., Women's Christian Temperance Union, Anti - Saloon League), rural and Protestant Americans, some business owners, and social reformers.

1b