Prohibition: Ban Alcohol or Regulate It (1920)
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The temperance movement won passage of the 18th Amendment, banning alcohol manufacture and sale. The alternative of strict regulation was dismissed. Prohibition created organized crime and was repealed 13 years later.
Total Prohibition (18th Amendment)
1920
year
Constitutional ban
approach
Impossible — created black market
enforcement challenge
Adopted — repealed by 21st Amendment in 1933
outcome
Strict Regulation and Taxation
1920
year
Age limits, licensing, heavy taxes
approach
Manageable
enforcement challenge
Not chosen — temperance movement wanted total ban
outcome
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