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On the contrary, most people did NOT support prohibition. Some women's groups, of course, were in total agreement; maybe their lazy bum of a husband wouldn't come home drunk every night. But it didn't work; in fact, sales went up dramatically, and bootleggers and so-called rum-runners made a fortune. Not the same as today's drug dealers, but absolutely fantastic during the Depression.
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∙ 12y agoMany people believed that the experiment wouldn't work, that it was an inappropriate Federal intrusion into the rights of individual states, that it was an inappropriate intrusion into the private lives of citizens, that it would deprive governments of tax revenue, that it would destroy legitimate businesses and the jobs they supported, etc.
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∙ 12y agoThey thought that it would improve society. It didn't.They thought they were going to become rich.
Many people supported Prohibition for religious reasons, some thought it would reduce crime, some thought it would improve family life, many thought it would strengthen productivity and the economy, some thought it would improve health, and some thought that it would improve morality. It actually made things worse and created many problems that are still with us today.
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∙ 9y agoThe prohibition movement won support for many reasons. For one, alcohol and Alcoholism was destroying many American lives and families. Men without jobs would usually get drunk and take their anger out on their wives and children. Alcohol was also responsible for causing the deaths of many people across the country.
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∙ 15y agoMainly because it was due to the negative aspects of alcohol consumption - fighting, addiction, lack of ambition and being irresponsible. It was also believed to be a sin and the church actually had more influence back then than it does now.
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∙ 11y agoAt the beginning of Prohibition, it was fairly popular. However, as the problems that it caused became more and more widespread and more and more serious, about 75% of voters came to oppose it and call for its repeal.
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∙ 14y agoReformers believed alcohol was often responsible for crime, poverty, and violence against women and children.
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∙ 11y agothat alcohol was a major destructive force in america and had to be banned
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Why did the murder rates go up during prohibition?
Because organized crime and its violence grew, because aggressive prohibition agents shot many people, because many people died from drinking tainted moonshine, etc.
Why did prohibition fail?
Prohibition failed because many americans found ways to get around the law
Which group did not support the movement for prohibition?
Many groups in America were opposed to prohibition. Irish, German-Americans, Italians, Greeks, Portuguese, Jews, urban dwellers, educated people, Catholics, organized labor, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), immigrants, libertarians, Constitutionalists, and many others opposed prohibition.
Who were the fundamentalists for prohibition?
prohibitionists were a group of people (and sometimes still are) who opposed drinking of any kind. they promoted the passage of the 18th amendment, which began the period of 'prohibition' in the united states, in which the sale and production of liquor was outlawed. the prohibition movement was one of many that began in the progressive era of the 1920's.
How is Prohibition relevant today?
It isn't, but many people try to draw a parallel between the banning of alcohol and the banning of cannabis.
In World War 2 why did some people want prohibition?
Many people opposed the repeal of National Prohibition and hoped that WW II would lead to Prohibition, just as WW I had earlier done.
How many people died in prohibition?
No one really knows.
Why did prohibition weaken?
People began to realize that Prohibition wasn't solving any problems but was, itself, creating many serious ones.
How did Prohibition affect people of the 1920's?
Prohibition made organized criminals rich and also profited the many corrupted public officials.
How did people from the 1920s feel about prohibition?
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.
Why did the murder rates go up during prohibition?
Because organized crime and its violence grew, because aggressive prohibition agents shot many people, because many people died from drinking tainted moonshine, etc.
Why was it difficult enforcing laws governing prohibition?
It proved to be impossible to enforce prohibition effectively because so many people wanted to drink alcoholic beverages.
Why did people support prohibition in the 1920's?
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.
What two organizations would you want to join for prohibition?
Two prohibition organizations today are the Prohibition Party and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).
How many people belong to the prohibition party?
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.
Why did prohibition fail?
Prohibition failed because many americans found ways to get around the law
How did prohibition make people violent in the 1920s?
By increasing crime, Prohibition led to violence.
