"...a good time for a beer."

December 15, 1933, the Twenty-First Amendment officially became effective in ending the prohibition of intoxicating beverages, which the Eighteenth Amendment had established in 1920. Many supporter of prohibition eventually reversed their opinion on it due to the economic suffering of the Great Depression.

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When the Eighteenth Amendment was passed,  the wording was loose and stated only that intoxicating beverages would be banned. It was thought by many that this only meant liquor and not beer and wine but when the Volstead Act was passed, all alcohol was banned and the Act required strict enforcement. 

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Proponents of Prohibition believed that social problems would end with the end of alcohol consumption, like drunkenness, crime, child neglect and violence against children. This was not the case and some problems even increased during Prohibition. Eventually, it became a huge economic cost for the Government, which was particularly felt during the Great Depression.  Not only did the government feel this, but farmers did as well, since wheat and barley are necessary ingredients in beer. 

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As these problems grew under Prohibition, more and more people supported the end of it, even women because they viewed the underground activities of Prohibition as dangerous to their children. December 5, 1933, the Twenty-first Amendment was ratified. It is the only Amendment that repeals another Constitutional Amendment. Cheers!

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