The dries used World War One to try and get prohibition introduced. As many American brewers were of German descent, Germany and therefore alcohol was blamed for the war.

German drinking habits had led Germany to “brutality and cruelty” Also anyone “who works the land to produce drink instead of of bread” was considered to be damaging the war effort.

Also some Americans considered it their duty “to abolish the non-American, pro-German” liquor trade.

So was alcohol banned because is was German?