Answer:
United States enters World War I.
Congress ratifies the Eighteenth Amendment.
World War I ends.
General public begins to oppose the Eighteenth Amendment.
Explanation:
A feature of the sobriety movement was the presence of powerful support groups - both among Republicans and among Democrats. The social group actively opposing restrictions was American Germans. Firstly, this was due to national traditions, and secondly, due to the fact that the German diaspora concentrated in its hands a significant part of the market for the production and sale of alcohol. However, due to the aggravation of relations between the USA and Germany and the entry of the States into the First World War in 1917, the influence of Germans in American society was minimized. In turn, in the factions of the Republican and Democratic parties in Congress at this time, the majority was represented by proponents of sobriety.
On December 17, 1917, Congress voted to introduce the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution prohibiting the production, transportation, and sale of alcohol in the country. By January 1919, 36 of the 48 US states had ratified the amendment, which allowed it to be enforced.
However, US President Woodrow Wilson, who called the idea absurd, based on public opinion, criticized the prohibitions. He tried to veto the law legalizing the amendment, but his veto was overcome.
The abolition of the Prohibition was in line with the Roosevelt’s New Deal, carried out in order to overcome the economic collapse.
