Prohibition Dbq

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Blake Murphy Ms. Guilford 7th Hour Social Studies May 3, 2024 Moonshine Mayhem: Bootlegging and Prohibition in America Leading up to Prohibition, less materials were used for alcohol and more for war supplies and medicine. Alcohol was breaking up families and causing abuse of children and women. Men coming to work drunk and lazy. According to the documents, America repealed Prohibition because of crime, corruption, and ineffectiveness. One of the main reasons Prohibition was repealed was because of crime. With alcohol being illegal most people still wanting it, bootleggers would illegally get and then sell it in saloons or speakeasies. In Document A it shows how Prohibition is linked to gangsters and illegal activities by showing Uncle Sam