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** The Prohibition ** The prohibition was a ban on the sale, production, transportation and production of alcoholic beverages. Although private consumption and ownership of alcohol wasn't illegal, some areas were more strict than others. This took place for 13 years, from 1920 to 1933. This movement was lead by many groups including the Anti-Saloon League, the Protestants, the Woman's Christian Temperance Progressives and the Republican & Democratic parties. This was mandated under the eighteenth amendment. The prohibition ended with the ratification of the Twenty-First Amendment, which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment. The prohibition took place because alcoholism, an addiction to gambling and drug abuse such as Amphetamines, Cocaine and Marijuana were very significant. For this reason, social activists wanted to improve the public's morals and health. The "Dries" were people that supported the prohibition and the "Wets" were the Anti-Prohibition supporters. It's the popular opinion that the Prohibition failed, but it did cut alcohol consumption in half. Although some believe that the Prohibition led to the growth of organized and urban crimes in America.

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