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In the late 19th century, the alcohol industry greatly expanded due to technological innovation, and establishment serving alcohol, called [[saloon]]s, proliferated. The social problem of drunkenness soon rose, which caused a great amount of public concern. Organizations like [[Anti-Saloon League]] and [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union]] emerged to curb alcohol production and consumption. A political party named [[Prohibition Party]] was as a single-issue party specifically advocating prohibition of alcohol was formed in 1869, and still exists as a small party today. | |||
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==Revocation== | ==Revocation== | ||
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*Ohio State University College of Humanities, [http://prohibition.osu.edu/ Temperance and Prohibition] | |||
*Mark Thornton, [http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-157.html Alcohol Prohibition Was A Failure], CATO Institute, July 17, 1991 | |||
*[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAprohibitionP.htm Prohibition Party], Spartacus Educational. | |||
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Revision as of 09:12, 8 July 2007
The United States enacted Prohibition of alcoholic beverages through the Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution and Volstead Act in 1920 during the administration of Woodrow Wilson. During the period, the production, transportation, and distribution of alcohol were banned. The Prohibition was supported by the Temperance Movement, politicians such as William Jennings Bryan, and groups such as Ku Klux Klan. However, during this period a black market of alcohol flourished and violent gangs such as Al Capone's developed. In 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified and the Prohibition was formally repealed.
Background
In the late 19th century, the alcohol industry greatly expanded due to technological innovation, and establishment serving alcohol, called saloons, proliferated. The social problem of drunkenness soon rose, which caused a great amount of public concern. Organizations like Anti-Saloon League and Woman's Christian Temperance Union emerged to curb alcohol production and consumption. A political party named Prohibition Party was as a single-issue party specifically advocating prohibition of alcohol was formed in 1869, and still exists as a small party today.
Enactment
Implementation
Revocation
Sources
Citations
</references>
General references
- Ohio State University College of Humanities, Temperance and Prohibition
- Mark Thornton, Alcohol Prohibition Was A Failure, CATO Institute, July 17, 1991
- Prohibition Party, Spartacus Educational.