A Short History of Temperance Movements (317 words, 2 pages)
Temperance movements, organized efforts to induce people to abstain-partially or completely-from alcoholic beverages. Such movements occurred in ancient times, but ceased until the wide use of distilled liquors in the modern period resulted in increasing drunkenness. The stirrings of temperance activity began in the 19th cent. in the United States, ...
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