Immigrants in cities responded to prohibition in various ways. Some immigrants may have continued to consume alcohol illegally, while others supported and participated in the bootlegging industry. Additionally, immigrant communities often formed social clubs and organizations that provided spaces for the production and consumption of alcohol outside the reach of law enforcement.
By increasing crime, Prohibition led to violence.
There were millions of people alive during the prohibition period. Some still are
Many people opposed the repeal of National Prohibition and hoped that WW II would lead to Prohibition, just as WW I had earlier done.
People found out that prohibition not only does not work but that it is counter-productive, causing very serious problems itself.
after people became alcoholics
People who enjoyed a drink.
To prevent people from drinking any alcoholic beverages.
People opposed prohibition because alcohol business was very lucrative. Another reason people opposed it was that they felt they should not be told they could not drink.
Some reasons why it was difficult to enforce Prohibition laws were widespread public sentiment against the restrictions, the rise of organized crime exploiting the illegal alcohol trade, corrupt law enforcement and political officials, and the vast geographical size of the United States making enforcement challenging.
Prohibition was lifted due to several reasons, including the rise of organized crime, economic concerns during the Great Depression, the difficulty of enforcing the law, and changing societal attitudes towards alcohol consumption. In 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified, which repealed the 18th Amendment that had enforced Prohibition.
Prohibition was supported by conservatives who love to interfere in everybody's lives. People who apposed it were alcoholics, liberals , and other people who love freedom.