Question

Why did a national ban on alcohol fail?

Answer 1

The "Noble Experiment" to ban alcohol ultimately failed because people wanted it and therefore crimes were committed to get alcohol. See below.

Explanation:

The Prohibition on Alcohol was enacted to lessen crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses, and improve health and hygiene in America.

However, as stated above, it did pretty much the opposite. Yes, at first it worked, but eventually, crime increased as did corruption. People even went on protests in order to get alcohol back.

Therefore, this is why the prohibition and national ban of alcohol failed to work in the 1920s.

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