Prohibition ended with a constitutional amendment.
The 18th amendment established prohibition, Then no booze became a problem. Then Bootlegging became a problem. Then the 21st amendment repealed prohibition.
prohibition came as result of the depression, it forbade the sale of liquor.
Prohibition was repealed because about 75% of U.S. voters came to believe that it caused much more harm than any good.
As more and more people came to see National Prohibition as not only a failure but also as the cause of very serious problems, a large majority called for its repeal.
One way prohibition came to be viewed as a problem rather than a solution was the fact that people then started making their own illegal alcohol. Many Federal agents were needed to search out and destroy these distilleries or "stills".
Opinions about the law during Prohibition were mixed. Some supported it as a way to address social issues associated with alcohol, while others viewed it as overly restrictive and infringing on personal freedoms. Enforcement of the law also varied, leading to further debate and controversy.
Prohibition ended with a constitutional amendment.
The 18th amendment established prohibition, Then no booze became a problem. Then Bootlegging became a problem. Then the 21st amendment repealed prohibition.
The prohibition clause was set so as to stop the Congress from giving one religion preference above others. It requires that all religions be viewed in the same perspective.
Prohibition came as a result of strong pressure from various Protestant denominations and temperance groups such as the Prohibition Party and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Herbert Hoover
prohibition came as result of the depression, it forbade the sale of liquor.
Some criminals that could or would not be prosecuted for other crimes were jailed and/or fined for violating prohibition. Other than that, very little good came out of any prohibition.
Prohibition was repealed because about 75% of U.S. voters came to believe that it caused much more harm than any good.
State-wide alcohol prohibition was finally repealed in Mississippi in the 1960s (about a third of a century after the repeal of National Prohibition) because many residents came to believe that prohibition was a failure and caused serious problems. However, local option continues to exist in the state.
As more and more people came to see National Prohibition as not only a failure but also as the cause of very serious problems, a large majority called for its repeal.