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How has prohibition shaped the United States?

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1: Prohibition led to many more unintended consequences because of the cat and mouse nature of Prohibition enforcement.

2: While the Eighteenth Amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale and transportation of intoxicating beverages, it did not outlaw the possession or consumption of alcohol in the United States.

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Prohibition created a vast illegal market for the production, trafficking and sale of alcohol. In turn, the economy took a major hit, thanks to lost tax revenue and legal jobs. ... The start of the Great Depression (1929-1939) caused a huge change in American opinion about Prohibition

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