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Was prohibition effective

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The Prohibition Movement failed during the 1920s. This happened because popular opinion for laws that regulate morality tended to wane after any initial popularity. Additionally, the Depression resulted in people needing new sources of income, and legalizing alcohol provided that.

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Yes, it was a failure and it promoted bootlegging and crime syndicates.

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Not really- that is why it was repealed.

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12y ago

Prohibition failed because so many millions of people wanted to drink Alcoholic Beverages.

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14y ago

1. people like there substances 2. the grate depression
3. it was everywhere anyway and the government couldn't stop it

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It was not only highly ineffective but was actually counterproductive in that it created massive new problems.

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A large proportion of the population wanted to drink alcoholic beverages.

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Because so many people (about 75% of the population of the US) came to believe that Prohibition solved no problems but instead created many serious ones.

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