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Women's temperance groups, Protestant churches, the KKK, opponents of Immigration, and rural residents were among the strongest supporters of prohibition. However, it was the Anti-Saloon League's Wayne Wheeler who was the most powerful advocate and who was the de facto author of the Volstead Act.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe most support came from middle class women who thought that alcohol was causing sickness and poverty. Doctors and senators agrred too. so congress then banned it
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Prohibition in the 1920s?
1923
Did Prohibition increase or decrease in the 1920s?
National Prohibition in the US began in 1920 but support for it declined throughout the 1920s.
What is the result of the prohibition of 1920?
what is one result of prohibition during the 1920s?
How did prohibition make people violent in the 1920s?
By increasing crime, Prohibition led to violence.
Which states were not affected by prohibition in the 1920s?
All US states were affected by National Prohibition.
What year did prohibition end?
The Prohibition Act ended April 7th, 1933.
Why did Canada and the US become closer in the 1920s?
prohibition
What kinds social conflicts developed during the 1920s?
Prohibition was the largest social conflict in the 1920s.
How does bootlegger relate the 1920s?
In the 1920s, a bootlegger produce alcoholic beverages and supply them to speakeasies because of Prohibition.
What were the main political ideas of the 1920s?
The major political idea tested during the 1920s was that of National Prohibition.
What was the name of the act that enforced prohibition in the 1920s?
The name of the act that enforced prohibition in the 1920s was the Volstead Act, also known as the National Prohibition Act. It prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States.
How did chemistry change during prohibition in the 1920s?
There was a setback in terms of discoveries as a result of the Chemistry prohibition in the 1920's.
