Prohibition 5

This essay deals with the Prohibition that was in effect in the United States between 1920 and 1933. The essay focuses on the reasons that the Eighteenth Amendment, which put Prohibition into effect, was eventually repealed. The thesis is that though the `Noble Experiment' had some good effects, the drawbacks, real and perceived, eventually convinced Americans that the country was better off without Prohibition and enabled them to rapidly move to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. The causes …

…the way that the American people were ill-informed and only thought they knew what what the situation was. The author of this article describes the American people as "enlightened." On retrospect, it is clear that a truly enlightened American at the time would have favored keeping Prohibition the way it was. This just shows how Americans, this author included, were pleased with themselves and with their supposed wisdom and discretion in removing the Eighteenth Amendment.