THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S
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Question
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Why did Prohibition end up being repealed or taken back?
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The government was more focused on fixing the economy rather than alcohol problems.
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More people were drinking, there was more organized crime and police were spending too much time on it compared to other crimes. Most Americans didn’t agree with the law.
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There was a court case that declared the alcohol ban unconstitutional.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
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: -National prohibition of alcohol (1920–33)-the “noble experiment”-was undertaken to reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses, and improve health and hygiene in America.
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