Why prohibition should be banned
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- Created on: 16-03-14 11:30
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- Why should Prohibition be banned?
- There was domestic violence of men beating up women and children when drunk,
- Babies may stop being born with problems if women stopped drinking,
- It would save marriages that split up over alcohol,
- By 1914, 12/48 states were dry and by 1918, 75% were so it was a small step to increase this to all states in 1920,
- Rural areas and the South were religious and conservative and lead a traditional life so didn't like alcohol,
- It would reduce the amount of deaths caused by alcohol like liver damage,
- Reduce aggression against people cause by alcohol and would reduce crime,
- It would stop alcoholics from getting into debt,
- Many politicians supported prohibition to gain votes of rural and southern states,
- During the war, grain was needed for food and not beer and leading brewers in the USA-Pabst and Busch were German so people were told not to buy=patriotic,
- It would prevent deprivation of families and it would stop parents drinking so more time with kids and could buy clothes and food,
- It stops workers from taking days off due to being hangover so it saves industries money
- Religious reasons- It was against God,
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