Prohibition

Highly organized and well financed pressure groups pressured for prohibition and millions of citizens were willing to give the social engineering experiment a chance to work.

because the people argued that legalizing liquor under strict government controls would be easier to enforce then total prohibition. so finally the government chose to tax bad habits rather than forbid them

It faciitated its acceptance.

Prohibition was imposed in the US because a large number of people were hopeful that the experiment would benefit society and there were well organized pressure groups such as the Anti-Saloon League and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union that aggressively promoted it.

Woodrow Wilson

Although National Prohibition existed in Utah, the state favored Repeal in 1933. Nevertheless, a strong temperance sentiment continues to exist in the state.

Before Utah officially enacted prohibition statewide, in 1917, small towns had already adopted anti-alcohol laws. St. George passed an ordinance prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcohol. Although, as St. George and other small cities, realized that completely preventing people's drinking habits was not an easy task.

Less than two months into the law, a group of young men snuck a five gallon keg of wine and crept out west of the city to indulge in it. After enjoying a large amount of it, one young man, being drunk, shot one of his buddies for no apparent reason. News of this traveled fast, and soon they were in court, three of them fined and the other two acquitted from lack of evidence. Illegal sell of alcohol products was also a huge problem throughout prohibition and before.

Many illegal alcohol sellers were fined and put in jail, and that was just a taste of what was to come for in because of the ratification of the law of prohibition in 1919, which instituted prohibition throughout the whole country. Now, instead of having to deal with just a few minor cities, Utah had to attend to the entire state, and prevent all manufacturing and selling of alcohol.

In 1923, a Utah attorney declared that drinking in some big cities in Utah was just as bad as it was before prohibition. Overall from 1925-1932, Utah uncovered over 400 distilleries, 25,000 gallons of spirits, 8,000 gallons of liquors, 13,000 gallons of wine, and 332,000 gallons of mash.

Many local authorities did their best to keep Utah dry, but to no avail. Some were corrupt. Problems of enforcement and the unpopularity of prohibition led to action for its repeal. Franklin Roosevelt kept his pledge, and the nation soon began voting on the problem.

Utahns voted on November 7, 1933, for repeal of national prohibition and in the same election also repealed the state's liquor law. Utah was the thirty-sixth state to vote for repeal and thus, delivered prohibition its death blow.

-Peyton Mower

Demands from the WCTU and other womens' groups along with pressure from Protestant churches caused Prohibition.

For a general answer, you can say that public statements in newspapers, and speeches contributed to the success of the prohibition movement.

Prohibition is an example of social engineering, a concept favored by Progressives.

The Democratic party and the Prohibition party.

1920's--Known as the roaring twenties --Women were dressing in clothing that was "out there" --Men were at war and women were spending lots of money which begun the great depression --lots of fads --racial discrimination --new roles for women (jobs) --New President (Roosavelt Delanor Franklin) Today--Economy Troubles --racial discrimination --more freedom for women (running for president) --fads --war saving money

Because about 75% of American voters had come to oppose it.

Many Americans were Constitutionalists, libertarians, supporters of states' rights, opposed Federal intrusion into the personal lives of individuals, supporters of individual freedom, and/or believed that Prohibition would fail to work and be an expensive social engineering experiment.

President Roosevelt's platform included a plank calling for the repeal of Prohibition.

It threw millions of workers out of a job, was a boon to organized crime and other criminals, and it deprived governments of tax revenue at the very time enforcement costs were rapidly rising.

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California grape growers prospered during Prohibition and their production increased about 600% because people bought grapes to make their own wine at home.

There were three main reasons for prohibition lasting so long:

1) the strengths of the groups who had campaigned for it - the church (moral reasons), industrialists (workers were more efficient when not hungover/drunk), women's groups (problems it caused to families and moral reasons), politicians (many breweries were German knock on effect from WW1), doctors (health reasons)

2) The successes of prohibition - consumption of alcohol fell not just during prohibition but for many years after, soft drinks and tea industries flourished, not as many arrests for drunkenness during Prohibition, violent crime didn't increase despite what is thought and although organised crime became more visible it existed before and after prohibition

3) The time it took to repeal the law - many strong groups had campaigned for prohibition and so it took time to find groups who were against prohibition and then time for the campaign to get started.

they broke stills, arrested moonshiners and raided clubs

With armed, sometimes lethal, force.

Al Capone

How many dry agents/Federal agents died enforcing the Volstead Act during 1920 through repeal in 1933?

Many poor men (and women) engaged in bootlegging as a way to make money during prohibition.

Law enforcement was hampered by the widespread corruption of law enforcement officers and other public officials.

The temperance movement.