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Prohibition was forced from January 16th 1920 to December 5 1933 it was a time when all alcohol was completely banned and made illegal in the United States of America.
Supporters of Prohibition included many women reformers who were concerned about alcohol's link to wife beating and child abuse.
Advocates of prohibition argued that banning alcohol would eliminate corruption, end machine politics, and help Americanize immigrants.
Even before the 18th Amendment was sanctioned, about 65% of the country had already banned alcohol. America's entry into World War I made Prohibition seem patriotic, because many breweries were owned by German Americans.
In December 1917, Congress passed the 18th Amendment. A month later, President Wilson instituted partial prohibition to save grain for the war effort. Beer was limited to 2.75% alcohol content and production was held to 70% of the previous years production.
National prohibition as defended as a war measure. The amendments proponents......

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