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Prohibition: The Ignoble Experiment
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The 18th Amendment , considered to be one of the biggest follies of the
nation, was brought about with the intent to sincerely help the U.S., but more
harm came from it than good. Prohibition, also known as the 18th Amendment ,
was ratified on January 29th, 1920 and was repealed on December 5th, ....
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....ion.
One problem was the increase of alcohol consumption. Alcohol
consumption did go down at the beginning of prohibition, but subsequently went
back up. Alcohol became more dangerous to consume and crime burgeoned and
became ³organized". The courts and prison systems became over crowded resulting
in a full blown war on alcohol which costed the government millions of dollars.
Political officials began to want a piece of the action and became corrupt.
The prohibition of alcoh.... |
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