| Titre : | Did prohibition really work ? Alcohol prohibition as a public health innovation. (2006) |
| Auteurs : | BLOCKER (Jack-Sjr) : CAN. Department of History. Huron University College. University of Western Ontario. London. ON. |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 96, n° 2, 2006) |
| Pagination : | 233-243 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Alcool ; Boisson alcoolisée ; Innovation ; Histoire ; 20 siècle ; Amérique du Nord |
| Résumé : |
[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS y11R0xo3. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The conventional view that National Prohibition failed rests upon an historically flimsy base. The successful campaign to enact National Prohibition was the fruit of a century-long temperance campaign, experience of which led prohibitionists to conclude that a nationwide ban on alcohol was the most promising of the many strategies tried thus far. A sharp rise in consumption during the early 20th century seemed to confirm the bankruptcy of alternative alcohol-control programs. The stringent prohibition imposed by the Volstead Act, however, represented a more drastic action than many Americans expected. Nevertheless, National Prohibition succeeded both in lowering consumption and in retaining political support until the onset of the Great Depression altered voters |
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