Association Against the Prohibition Amendment

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The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment was a prominent U.S. organization that lobbied for the repeal of national alcohol prohibition, helping pave the way for the 21st Amendment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political advocacy organization
pressure group
activity lobbying
political campaigning
public advocacy
advocatedFor Twenty-First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
surface form: Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution
country United States of America
surface form: United States
field alcohol policy
temperance and prohibition politics
goal legalization of alcoholic beverages at the federal level in the United States
repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
hasScope national politics of the United States
ideology wet movement
influenced public opinion on alcohol prohibition in the United States
influencedEvent repeal of Prohibition in the United States
legalForm association
location United States of America
surface form: United States
movement anti-prohibition movement in the United States
notableFor lobbying for repeal of national alcohol prohibition in the United States
role in paving the way for ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment
opposed Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
national alcohol prohibition in the United States
opposedAmendment Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
opposedLegislation National Prohibition Act
surface form: Volstead Act
opposedMovement temperance movement in the United States
opposedPolicy federal prohibition of alcohol
purpose repeal of national alcohol prohibition in the United States
supported Twenty-First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
surface form: Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution
supportedAmendment Twenty-First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
surface form: Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution
timePeriod Prohibition era in the United States

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Prohibition era in the United States opposedBy Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Wickersham Commission hasPart Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
this entity surface form: Report on Prohibition Enforcement