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Various citizen groups had been seeking a way to curb the abuses of alcohol since the 19th century. The Prohibition amendment proved one solid fact. It is one thing to ban or pass laws against hard drugs such as heroin. But attempts to ban a substance the general public and the rest of the world uses on a regular basis will not work It only made gangsterism more prosperous and less harmful in the eyes of the general public.

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Which generalization can be best drawn from the experiment with national prohibition?

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What group of people opposed prohibition?

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When was the national prohibition act passed?

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When did the national policy of Prohibition ended?

The national policy of prohibition ended when the 21st amendment was ratified.


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What is a sentence using prohibition?

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When was Republican Citizens Committee Against National Prohibition created?

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