How far do these two accounts agree about Prohibition?

... Prohibition How far do these two accounts agree about Prohibition? The two accounts agree that there are campaigns (mainly by women) to ban alcohol. Source A says "influence of the Anti-saloon league at a time when large numbers of men were absent in the armed forces". Source B says, " The Women's Christian Temperance Union had joined in a crusade against one of the great evils of the times-alcoholism". They also agree that there should be a ban on grains for alcoholic purposes. Source A says " the wartime concern for preserving grain for food" and source B says, "ban the use of grain for either distilling or brewing". They both agree that alcoholism was morally wrong. Source A says "the moral fervour inspired by the " War to make the world safe for democracy" and Source B says " a great evil of the time" (referring to alcoholism). The last

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