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Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Date Introduction Anti-Saloon League (ASL) was a Protestant’s group between various Christian denominations that was devoted to promoting alcohol prohibition via the political process. It was established in 1893 in Ohio at Oberlin College by Reverend Russell (Furbay 434). ASL is attributed to be the first politically impartial, one-issue lobby group within the contemporary US political affairs. The duplication of the Ohio’s ASL in different states within the country led to a countrywide group formation in 1895 (Furbay 434). Applying the contemporary methods of organization as well as influence, the ASL pressed for a local alternative as well as state ban regulations via Parliamentary legislations and through backing dry political aspirants for elective public offices (those aspirants who were in support of their course, the banning of alcohol). The start of 1913, the ASL conducted a successful struggle for a constitutional change (Furbay 435). When the impacts of the countrywide ban were experienced during the 1920s, the ASL was increasingly being criticized. The Eighteenth Amendment’s repeal in 1933 terminated the ASL’s power within the US politics. In this paper, the writer shall discuss the reasons for the prohibition, its economic impacts and why it was hard to enforce. Reasons for Prohibition As at 1830, an ordinary US national of 15 years and above could drink alcohol almost seven gallons annually. Alcoholism (mainly by men) was causing chaos in many people’s lives, especially during the time when female citizens possessed minimal legal civil liberties; therefore, were completely reliant on men for
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