DBWI: The USA has a prohibition on alcohol like the UK's

UKFA

Banned
First of all, is there any way to make this happen? Second what effects would it have, would it have much the same effect as it did in the UK?
 

UKFA

Banned
It was the time in the 20's-30's when they banned the sale of alcohol, widely considered a disaster as it didn't reduce the levels of drinking, created massive smuggling gangs almost overnight and some believe created the current issues with police corruption.
 
Prohibition was introduced in the UK as part of the Socialist Economic Improvements of the 1920s. It was basically an extension of the licensing laws introduced during WWI to restrict the sale of alcohol. The argument was that the consumption of alcohol was harming the efficiency of British Industry.

Of course, the aristocracy wasn't much affected by the law, as they could afford to take vacations in Europe or go on cruises to America. The measure was particularly unpopular in Scotland, with a number of villages conspiring to hide the contents of various distilleries from the British Revenue - as depicted in the 1950s film Whisky Galore!.

Basically, it came about due to a peculiar combination of Welsh Methodism and Socialism. It's hard to see how similar circumstances could arise in the United States.


Cheers,
Nigel.
 
Prohibition was introduced in the UK as part of the Socialist Economic Improvements of the 1920s. It was basically an extension of the licensing laws introduced during WWI to restrict the sale of alcohol. The argument was that the consumption of alcohol was harming the efficiency of British Industry.

Of course, the aristocracy wasn't much affected by the law, as they could afford to take vacations in Europe or go on cruises to America. The measure was particularly unpopular in Scotland, with a number of villages conspiring to hide the contents of various distilleries from the British Revenue - as depicted in the 1950s film Whisky Galore!.

Basically, it came about due to a peculiar combination of Welsh Methodism and Socialism. It's hard to see how similar circumstances could arise in the United States.


Cheers,
Nigel.
We were way too close to that, it was defeated by one (Drunk:D) senator in OTL.

One effect is that the Socialists arent discredited in the aftermath.
 
We were way too close to that, it was defeated by one (Drunk:D) senator in OTL.

One effect is that the Socialists arent discredited in the aftermath.

One of the strongest proponents for prohibition in the US was the women's suffrage movement. I imagine prohibition passing (and being repealed) in the US would set women's rights back decades.
 
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