Dbq Prohibition Era

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In 1920 alcoholic products were banned, but for many interesting reasons the government decided to repeal the 21st amendment and give citizens the privilege to consume alcoholic beverages. So, why did the government decide to repeal this law? The 21th amendment was repealed for 3 reasons, the homicide rate went up, people were losing jobs, the people who made the prohibition laws were violating it. In this DBQ I will be providing a detailed explanation for these 3 reasons so you can better understand why the prohibition laws were repealed.
The first reason why prohibition laws were repealed was because homicide rate went up. The Prohibition Era had more homicides than World War I, The Great Depression, and World War II. (Doc B) This suggests