. Another main agreement of these sources is the main pressure groups at the time. The main one’s where ‘Anti-Saloon League’ and ‘Women’s Christian Temperance Union.’ These where largely made up of women as the men were fighting in the War. These pressure groups campaigned against the making, selling and transporting of alcohol. This is because many of their husbands probably spent most of their money on alcohol making the families poor. Children where also being made deprived and women where mainly being beat.
Both historians also agree on the usage of grain. Grain was used mainly for making food for the army and for either distilling or brewing. But later on during prohibition grain was used frequently for distilling or brewing and the usage for making bread dropped. Distilling was used to produce beer or alcohol. People in America suggested that the grain should be used for making bread for the allies in the war.
But both historians do not really disagree with each other but only do not mention things. This is probably because it was a different place where they got their information from or the details might be too minor. Source B is a lot more detailed about the Anti-Saloon League than source A is because it mentions the Women’s Temperance Union. Source A probably hasn’t mentioned this as he feels it isn’t important. Source A states that in 1917, twenty-three states were dry but B doesn’t because A’s information is spread over a period of time whereas B’s information is concentrated on a short period making it more detailed.
In source B states that in 1919 the amendment was passed and the manufacture, sale and transport of alcohol was banned “…. the amendment was passed and the manufacture, sale and transportation of liquor was banned”. A has not mentioned this probably because the writer of A was just writing the key points from 1917 and upwards. This is shown as in A 1st sentence it mentions “ By 1917, twenty-three states….”. Moral fervour was mentioned by A about the inspiration by the ‘war to make a world safe for Democracy.’ B hasn’t mentioned this because his information is mainly based on the pressure groups and the gangsters “ Women’s Christian Temperance Union… Anti-Saloon League”.
Overall I think A is vague about the information not mentioned about the pressure groups, the amendment and some of the gangster like Al Capone which I think is very important information to have. On the other hand, B is vague on details in A like the moral fervour, twenty-three states dry and the men fighting which I don’t think is really important as most of it is what led up to prohibition and not during it. I think B is the most useful source because it is a concentrated and detailed piece of writing, which gives you information during prohibition and what prohibition led to “In 1919 the amendment was passed…1928 there were more than 30,000 speakeasies”. Source A is too vague because it is over a long period and only mention one important detail which was the Anti-Saloon League and did not mention the important details. Again they do not disagree with each other, just do not mention things.