No one really knows.
Because organized crime and its violence grew, because aggressive prohibition agents shot many people, because many people died from drinking tainted moonshine, etc.
It's challenging to provide an exact number as data on alcohol-related deaths can vary. However, it is estimated that alcohol contributes to around 88,000 deaths in the United States annually. This includes deaths from conditions like liver disease, accidents, and overdoses.
Many people opposed the repeal of National Prohibition and hoped that WW II would lead to Prohibition, just as WW I had earlier done.
Many people around the world still support prohibition of alcohol,
People began to realize that Prohibition wasn't solving any problems but was, itself, creating many serious ones.
Yes, Prohibition killed many people. Some were shot by Prohibition agents, some died from drinking tainted bootleg alcohol, some were killed in traffic accidents while trying to escape capture, some were executed by organized crime, some were killed by stray bullets when mobs attacked each other, etc. Many died unnecessarily because the law prevented people from enjoying better health and greater longevity by consuming alcoholic beverages regularly and in moderation.
Prohibition made organized criminals rich and also profited the many corrupted public officials.
At the beginning, many people were very optimistic but as its failures became increasingly evident more and more people came to oppose Prohibition. By the time of its repeal, 74% of voters opposed it.
moonshining was the most important reason why prohibition ended because lots of Americans died every year and the other people thought that it was not ok if lots of people were dying so they thought to ban alcohol to get people to stop dying. Another reason why i think this is because many people died because they drunk , alcohol and the alcohol was poisonous because they smuggled alcohol from a another country but they added poison in.
Enforcing prohibition laws was challenging due to widespread public opposition, lack of resources for enforcement, corruption within law enforcement agencies, and the rise of organized crime groups involved in illegal alcohol production and distribution. Additionally, there was a lack of public support and compliance with the laws, leading to difficulties in enforcement.
many of the people that supported prohibition in the 1920s were housewives. They felt that alcohol was the root of all problems. This is because many of their husbands would get their paycheck on friday and spend it all on alcohol that day, leaving the family with no money to buy food with. These women were part of a movement known as "temperance." although there were many reasons people supported prohibition, this was the main one.
Only a handful of people currently belong to the Prohibition Party, which has suffered a major split. The deaths of the leaders of the two factions has cast the future of the Party in doubt.