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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| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prohibition in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ alcohol prohibition in Mexico ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
War on Drugs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInCountry |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasInfluencedBy |
religious revivalism
ⓘ
social reform movements ⓘ temperance movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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