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Why was Prohibition introduced into the USA in 1919?

Prohibition was when alcohol was banned from selling in the USA in the 1919. In this essay I am going to explain why Prohibition was introduced in 1919. Prohibition was mainly brought in because of Social, Medical & Economy reasons such as violence, financial problems & young deaths. It was brought in at the 16th January 1920. I will also describe who supported the Prohibition and who was against it.

One of the major pressures on the Prohibition was society. The husbands were spending all their families' savings on alcohol instead of essential items like education. The husbands would come home drunk and beat their wife's and even their own children. They would also be violent and abusive to other people which lead to fights and they would of got bad hurt or killed. This affected the family because the wife would have to bring up the children on her own and have money problems.

Many American men suffered from sclerosis......

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