Prohibition united progressives and revivalists. The temperance movement made popular that the belief that alcohol was the major cause of most personal and social problems and prohibition was seen as the solution to the nation's ill's and other problems.
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Because France wanted Germany to have a harsher punishment. they didn't want to be restricted as well. even though in my opinion it wasn't complacently their fault. it started by Serbian atavist who killed the arch- duke Ferdinand. <span />