People WQho Were Tired Of Alcohole Users Wanted It. So Did the Government.
The reasons why people wanted a prohibition on alcohol because of the apparent effects it had on people - and you still see them today (but probably not as common as back then or as hyped in mass media).
Prohibition was a typical Progressive era program. The desire was to force people to do what the Progressives thought they should do rather than what people really wanted to do.
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people who wanted to stop slavery are called abolitionist.
Attitudes towards Prohibition did change at the start of the period of Prohibition many people were positive towards the idea of Prohibition with them believing that it would lead to a "Purer" American society however by the end of the Prohibition era most people wanted the law to be abolished with most believing that it had been a failure which had encouraged ordinary American citizens to become criminals So overall attitudes towards the idea of probhition did change from the period of 1915-33
During prohibition, a places that sold alcohol illegally was called a speakeasy.
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.
It encouraged people to break the law because they wanted to show the government that it is America and that it is our American right to be able to drink. It encouraged people to break the law because they wanted to show the government that it is America and that it is our American right to be able to drink.
It was called "prohibition".
Al Capone was the biggest gangster of the 1920s. He was wanted for bootlegging illegal alcohol during prohibition.
During prohibition, a places that sold alcohol illegally was called a speakeasy.