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Our Nation has faced problems with alcohol since before the Civil War. Movements trying to ban the consumption of alcohol died down as more pressing problems built up to the Civil War. After the war was over a growing women's movement started to focus on banning alcohol to protect families and their everyday lives. The women gained support from a lot of protestant churches, which helped launch their campaign in the 1880's. Some states adopted the statewide laws, which banned the consumption of alcohol, but prohibition really caught on during World War 1. Most breweries were German owned which led to hostility towards them and many believed the manufacturing of alcohol diverted grain which was needed in the war effort. Prohibition as a whole is considered by most as a failure, because it started the underground distribution of un-taxed alcohol, which increased organized crime and political corruption.

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The major problem we focus on in America is underage......

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