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The Women's Christan Temperance Union and the Anti Saloon league were just a couple of groups that have worked to ban alcohol.
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The 18th amendment, prohibiting the manufacturing, sales, or transportation of intoxicating liquor of beverages.
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18th Amendment was added to the constitution outlawing liquor
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The Volstead Act enforced prohibition. It created a special unit so if they saw stills they destroyed them.
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Prohibition failing fully to enforce sobriety and costing billions, rapidly lost support.
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This act is where the congress started the process to repeal the 18th amendment.
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The government failed to enforce prohibition and was costing millions of dollars. After losing its support, the 21st was ratified.
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The end of prohibition led to the creation over half of million jobs
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Even though we it was now legal, many states outlawed alcohol. Mississippi was the last dry state. They ended prohibition in 1966.
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Kansas didn't allow bars until 1987
