Prohibition in North America

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Prohibition in North America was a period in the early 20th century when the production, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages were banned or heavily restricted, leading to widespread bootlegging, speakeasies, and organized crime.

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Prohibition in North America canonical 1
Prohibitionism 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf alcohol control policy ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
aimedTo improve public health ⓘ
improve public morals ⓘ
reduce alcohol consumption ⓘ
reduce crime ⓘ
eventuallyResultedIn repeal of national prohibition laws ⓘ
shift to alcohol regulation instead of total ban ⓘ
hadConsequence closure of distilleries ⓘ
decline in legal breweries ⓘ
loss of alcohol tax revenue ⓘ
poisoning from illicit alcohol ⓘ
public health controversies ⓘ
hadLegalBasis local option laws ⓘ
national legislation ⓘ
provincial legislation ⓘ
state legislation ⓘ
hadOppositionFrom alcohol industry ⓘ
immigrant communities ⓘ
urban populations ⓘ
hadSupportFrom rural populations ⓘ
some Protestant churches ⓘ
temperance organizations ⓘ
hasKeyFeature ban on production of alcoholic beverages ⓘ
ban on sale of alcoholic beverages ⓘ
ban on transport of alcoholic beverages ⓘ
heavy restriction of alcoholic beverages ⓘ
hasMainType alcohol prohibition ⓘ
hasNotableComponent Prohibition in Canada ⓘ
Prohibition in the United States ⓘ
alcohol prohibition in Mexico ⓘ
isRelatedTo War on Drugs ⓘ
temperance movement in North America ⓘ
ledTo black market for alcohol ⓘ
bootlegging ⓘ
corruption in law enforcement ⓘ
illegal alcohol trade ⓘ
organized crime growth ⓘ
smuggling of alcohol ⓘ
speakeasies ⓘ
regulates alcoholic beverages ⓘ
startPeriodApprox early 20th century ⓘ
tookPlaceIn North America ⓘ
tookPlaceInCountry Canada ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
wasInfluencedBy religious revivalism ⓘ
social reform movements ⓘ
temperance movement ⓘ

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Tunnels of Moose Jaw → focusesOnPeriod → Prohibition in North America ⓘ
Richmond P. Hobson → ideology → Prohibitionism ⓘ
linked to: Prohibition in North America