The advocates of Prohibition had waged a 50-year campaign to ban alcohol and had high hopes for this "The Noble Experiment." Supporters anticipated that alcohol's banishment would lead to the eradication of poverty and vice while simultaneously ennobling the common man to achieve his highest goals. The reality of Prohibition was to prove quite different.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/snpmech2.htm

So it lasted for about 50 years? How long has the current prohibition been going on?
Euphoric Reviewed by Euphoric on . events that led to the end of prohibition #1 History repeats itself. So, it might be a good idea to study what successfully ended the first prohibition. This gives us clues as to the indications as to the end of our current one. Interestingly enough, the first prohibition was started by conservative christian fundamentalists just as the current prohibition was. It led to the great depression and coincided with world war 1. It ended once enough americans were going to jail, enough propaganda was generated and once a decent Rating: 5