Temperance Movement

Definition

The Temperance Movement was a social movement against consumption of alcoholic beverages. Participants sought to reduce alcohol consumption or eliminate it altogether through legislation or persuasion.

Related terms

Prohibition: A law or regulation that forbids something, specifically the ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol in the United States from 1920-1933.

Suffrage: The right to vote in political elections.

Social Reform: Efforts made to improve society, often aimed at reducing or eliminating certain social problems.