Prohibition - extended Flashcards
1
Q
What were supporters of prohibition known as?
A
Dries
2
Q
In what areas were the anti-alcohol movements strongest?
A
Rural areas
3
Q
How was prohibition successful?
A
- 50 million litres of alcohol was destroyed
* Alcohol consumption fell from 1914 to 1971 (years after prohibition)
4
Q
How was prohibition a failure?
A
- Drinking continued - speakeasies, bootlegging, moonshine
- 4000 police wasn’t enough to enforce act
- Moonshine killed people - pure liquor / poison
- Gangsters - violent but made huge profits
5
Q
How did prohibition end?
A
21st amendment proved prohibition had failed
