The Prohibition - AO3 Context Flashcards

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What was the 18th Amendment to the Constitution?

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It was ratified in 1919 and banned the sale of ‘intoxicating liquors’.

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Why was the prohibition introduced?

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Alcohol was seen as a threat to respectability and the Christian morals the country was holding onto in the wake of modernity.

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