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-Prohibition was meant to reduce crime, solve social issues, reduce tax burden from prisons and poorhouses, and solve health issues
-Over 100,000 speakeasies in New York city alone
-False floorboards in automobiles, second gas tanks, hidden compartments
-Franklin D. Roosevelt ran for president in February 1933
-FDR’s victory meant the end for Prohibition and his 21st Amendment to the Constitution would repeal the 18th created by Herbert Hoover
-Created by FRD in his presidency in February 1933
-Made by Herbert Hoover during his presidency on January 16, 1919
- Supported by the Volstead Act
-Signed an amendment to the Volstead Act permitting the sale and consumption of beer with no more than 3.2% alcohol content
- Prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol illegal
Improve Family Conditions
Reduce Crime Rate
- No more than 0.5% was legal
Religious Belief
The legal prohibiting of alcohol
Unpatriotic Citizenship
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Onion, Rebecca. “How Prohibition Gave Rise to Prejudiced Policing, the Penal System, and the Right Wing.” Slate Magazine, 11 Dec. 2015,
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