2007-02-01 20:11:31 · 3 answers · asked by wdgrmusic 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Liquor sales was prohibited via the 18th amendment. It was overturned because those who wanted to drink found a way to drink booze anyway, usually in underground saloons and nightclubs run by gangsters like Al Capone. Joseph P. Kennedy, father to the famous Kennedy's, obtained his great wealth by illegally selling scotch. His empire branched out from there. Trying to enforce the law proved too costly and too time consuming to the FBI and other local authorities, too.
2007-02-01 20:20:40 · answer #1 · answered by gone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It meant that it was illegal to have alcoholic beverages. It was repealed because it wasn't working. All it did was make criminals very rich.
2007-02-02 04:14:34 · answer #2 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prohibition had nothing to do with
2007-02-02 04:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by Sports Maven 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋