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Which factor contributed most to the repeal of national Prohibition in 1933?
the inability of government to enforce the law
Did the president support the prohibition?
President Roosevelt's platform included a plank calling for the repeal of Prohibition.
In which election did the Democrats come out in support of the repeal of Prohibition?
The 1932 election.
Who opposed Prohibition?
Major leaders in the movement to repeal National Prohibition in the US included: *Joseph H. Choate, Jr. (Head of the Voluntary Committee of Lawyers) *M. Louise Gross (Leader of the Molly Pitcher Club, the Women's Moderation Union, and the Women's Committee for the Modification of the Volstead Act) *Pauline Sabin (Established the powerful Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform) *Jouett Shouse (President of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment) *William H. Stayton (Established the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment) *James W. Wadsworth, Jr. (Member of Congress and ardent supporter of Repeal) See Related Links for biographies. Pauline Sabin had originally supported Prohibition but then became one of its most effective opponents.
What caused the end of prohibition?
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.
