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A number of people opposed National Prohibition for a variety of reasons, including their belief in the Constitution, in individual liberties, in limited government, that the social experiment was doomed to failure, and that Prohibition was counterproductive in causing serious problems.

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Why did people oppose prohibition?

People opposed prohibition because alcohol business was very lucrative. Another reason people opposed it was that they felt they should not be told they could not drink.


Why people opposed prohibition?

It was not only ineffective but created serious problems.


Who supported prohibition who opposed it?

Prohibition was supported by conservatives who love to interfere in everybody's lives. People who apposed it were alcoholics, liberals , and other people who love freedom.


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 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.


Was Alfred E Smith a supporter of prohibition?

No he opposed prohibition and supported the sales of alcohol.


What were Franklin D Roosevelt's views on the Prohibition Movement of the 1920's?

He opposed Prohibition but his wife supported it.


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.


What was the single-issue party that opposed alcohol?

The Prohibition Party


Who supported prohibition and who opposed it?

Prohibition was supported by conservatives who love to interfere in everybody's lives. People who apposed it were alcoholics, liberals , and other people who love freedom.


What reasons did traditionalists give for opposing prohibition?

Traditionalists opposed prohibition for reasons such as eroding personal freedoms, increased government intervention in people's lives, negative impacts on small businesses (like breweries and distilleries), and the belief that prohibition would lead to increased criminal activity.


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.