The end of Prohibition was a huge debate in the 1930s. Some people wanted to keep Prohibition, and some people wanted Prohibition to end. However, in order to understand this debate, we must look back a little.

Prohibition in the United States was meant to reduce drinking by eliminating the businesses that manufactured, distributed and sold alcoholic beverages. The 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution took away business licenses from the brewers, distillers and sellers of alcoholic beverages. The prohibition idea grew because of the formation of the Anti-Saloon League in 1893. The League and other organizations that supported prohibition like the Woman's Christian Temperance Union began to make local prohibition laws. The prohibition effort went into full swing when the whole nation began to fight for this. Even though Prohibition ended it still worked because it took a long time after the repeal of Prohibition before alcohol consumption rates were high again.

Prohibition ended when the 21st Amendment was passed in 1933. This was a conflict of conformity because there were so many people for and against Prohibition, which led to lack of conformity because there were 2 sides to the argument instead of an agreement. On one hand, there were people that did not want alcohol on the streets and saloons. On the other hand, there were people who enjoyed alcohol. These two different groups had a heated argument. However, despite the numerous people for Prohibition, drinking was legal again in 1933.

Section 1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.

Section 2. The transportation or importation into any state, territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use there in of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.

Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the
Constitution by conventions in the several states, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the states by the Congress.