The temperance movement gained momentum thanks to groups like the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). In 1876, the Dominion Alliance for the Total Suppression of the Liquor Trade organization was developed in Canada. Organizations like these had the ultimate goal of nationwide prohibition. Local prohibition was a step for the temperance movement in the right direction but it was not the end goal; as alcohol “remained quite present in Canadian society and enforcement was difficult.” Even in the United States, alcohol was readily available which was a problem for the prohibition movement. The illustration titled “Said prohibition Maine to prohibition Georgia: ‘Here’s looking at you,’” showcased the tactics people used to consume alcohol
