Why did Prohibition end?
Essay plan on why Prohibition ended, theres other things that could be added, but these are the main pointers I would use
- Created by: Dracupine
- Created on: 15-05-13 09:50
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- Why did Prohibition end?
- Wickersham Report
- Report 1931
- Prohibition ineffective BUT law should continue
- Ammunition for pressure groups as even Gov. states Prohibition was a failure
- Commission 1929
- Evaluate whether Prohibition effective
- Set up by Hoover
- Report 1931
- The Depression
- Alcohol 7th biggest industry before Prohibition
- Poyentialy 1 million employed per brewry
- Revenue & tax could be made on alcohol
- 13 million unemployed
- Economic
- Alcohol 7th biggest industry before Prohibition
- Political Party
- Republicans began to be against Prohibition after Wickersham.
- Democrats against Prohibition since 1928
- Many Politicians against the law
- 'Legality' of Prohibition
- Signifies no freedom (against constitution)
- Against laissez-fair
- Failing in cities
- Gangsters
- Al Capone & John Torrio
- Dion (Buggs)
- Corruption
- 10% treasury agents presecuted
- Treasury agents easily bribed as under-paid
- Speakeasies
- replaced & out numberedbars
- Bootleggers sold home brewed alcohol
- Prohibition non-existant 3 miles off-shore.
- People distributed, purchase alcohol
- Gangsters
- Pressure by Individuals & organisations
- Rockafeller states how law should be repealed
- AAPA
- Association Against Prohibition Ammendment
- Becomes powerful & WET voted in
- Against Anti-Saloon League (ASL)
- Du Pont gave $300,000 to campaign
- Wickersham Report
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