USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The beginning of the Great Depression after the stock market crash of 1929 under Hoover, and the prospect of new jobs and tax revenue from legalized alcohol triggered a groundswell of political support for repeal, and for Roosevelt.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prohibition was repealed in 1933 and sent to the states for a vote. Thirty-six states held constitutional conventions to ratify the repeal in 1933. The national debate over Prohibition divided city and rural residents, ethnic groups, social classes, and religions.