Why Prohibition was repealed
- Created by: edie cooke
- Created on: 09-05-13 10:36
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- Why 18th Amendment was repealed in 1933.
- Public/political opinion.
- Many people convinced 'noble experiment' had utterly failed.
- Support shown by millions of votes Al Smith got when he ran for President in 1928.
- In 1932 presidential campaign Roosevelt promised to repeal the act.
- Failure.
- Caused organised crime.
- Prohibition allowed and provided criminals with easy business.
- Gangs highly expanded and were faced unopposed, gang culture led to various violent acts.
- St. Valentines Day Massacre.
- Wall Street Crash.
- The high unemployment caused by it, influenced the public's opinion.
- Abolition of prohibition would increase lots of legal jobs.
- The high unemployment caused by it, influenced the public's opinion.
- Public/political opinion.
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