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WI prohibition fails to become the law of the land in 1919?

How are the Twenties affected by no bootlegging, if Al Capone remains an obscure small timer?

Politically, perhaps breweries, grain producers, and doctors (who were opposed to prohibition as it would have meant a ban on medicinal alcohol) become even more politically influential; with "Wets" winning national elections (perhaps Al Smith becomes President in 1928?)

Economically, does no prohibition lessen the impact of the Great Depression?
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