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Canadian Temperance groups began to rally for prohibition during the 1840's and 1850's. It was not until after World War I began in 1914, that the temperance groups' support for prohibition grew. A need for grain for the armed forces was viewed as a major catalyst for Canada's Prohibition Law. Although Canada's Prohibition Era only lasted two years from 1917 to 1919, it created the stage for many historic successes and failures in Canada. This paper looks at …showed first 75 words of 2924 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2924 total…Robert, Nova Scotia Historical Review, 1982, p. 30 - 43. 28 Four Years With the Demon Rum 1925 - 1929, Rose, C., Acadiensis Press, 1980, p. x. 29 Repealing National Prohibition., Kyvig, D. E., University of Chicago Press, 1979, p. 109. 30 When Rum Was King, Grant, B.J. Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1984, p. 181. 31 Rum in the Maritimes, Forbes, E., p. 86. 32 Ibid., p. 87. 33 Ibid., p. 86. 34 Prohibition and Movements of Social Reform 1894 - 1920, Strople, M.J., 1974, p. 173. 35 When Rum Was King, Grant, B.J. Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1984, p. 209.