The movement to prohibit alcohol in the United States was rooted in the temperance movement. The temperance movement was lead by women, often Christian women, who felt that alcohol was ruining the moral character of American society. This temperance movement was based on the idea that if America made alcohol illegal, men would be more repsonsible and their would be less crime in the country.
"C. was overthrown by invading Mongol tribes in A.D. 1279" would be the best phrase describing China's Song Dynasty, but this was of course not always the case.
