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Prohibition solidified a strong alcohol temperance movement in the US. The tradition continues today in the form of the neo-prohibition movement.
That would be the amendment repealing prohibition. The 18th amendment established prohibition, and the 21st repealed it. However, to say that these amendments had no impact on the Constitution is not correct. The 18th amendment became part of the Constitution as truly as any other part, and the 21st did also. This had a major impact on the Constitution, and on the people as well.
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.
It didn't solve any problems but created many serious ones itself.
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.