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What led to the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s?

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Overview. Prohibition was a nationwide ban on the sale and import of alcoholic beverages that lasted from 1920 to 1933. ... Prohibition led directly to the rise of organized crime. The Twenty-first Amendment, ratified in December 1933, repealed Prohibition.

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Prohibition lead directly to the rise of organize crime

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