Why was the temperance movement successful in the United States but not in protestant European countries? Is it erroneous to ascribe temperance movements to protestant values in the 19th century? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Why was the temperance movement successful in the United States but not in protestant European countries? Is it erroneous to ascribe temperance movements to protestant values in the 19th century?

by ixidono

If not, what factors caused European public drinking culture (biergartens, public houses, etc.) to remain (if descended from older traditions) or develop (if they are innovations)?

breecher

But it was succesful in a lot of Protestant European countries. Basically all the Nordic countries (with the exception of Denmark) today has relatively restricted alcohol sales laws, including high taxes on alcohol and state monopolies, because of the success of the temperance movement in the early 20th century.