Why was Prohibition considered a failure on both a state and national level? *

A) Violence increased in families

B) Native Americans refused to follow the law

C) The divorce rate continued to climb

D) People continued to make, sell, and drink alcohol

Answer: The correct answer is D

Prohibition was considered a failure on both a state and national level because people continued to make, sell, and drink alcohol

Option: (D)

Explanation:

The intention behind the implementation of the 'National Prohibition of Alcohol' was to end the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcohol throughout the United States. It was being expected that with the ban on alcohol and alcoholic beverages, the crime rates would come down and the common citizens would start leading healthy lives. But though with the commencement of the prohibition (which happened in the year 1920) the sale and consumption of alcohol dipped drastically, its effectiveness did not last for long.

People started producing alcohol illegally and its sale increased more than it was before the countrywide ban existed. The government started suffering from the loss of revenue that it gained from the legitimate production and sale of alcohol and the common people became vulnerable to the consumption of dangerous alcoholic beverages that were being illegally produced and sold. Many Americans also opted to consume hazardous intoxicants like cocaine, marijuana, opium, and other similar intoxicants. These results of prohibition culminated in the clear failure of the countrywide ban on alcoholic beverages.