I am a U.S. citizen in the days/months after the repeal of Prohibition (December 5, 1933): what changes were most noticeable? how big a deal did it seem to those who weren't partiers?

by grab_bag_2776

Prohibition gets a lot of attention in popular history, but at the time the U.S. faced many serious problems and threats, not least the Great Depression. Would someone neither a temperance advocate nor a bootlegger have noticed the change very much? In what ways? How did the repeal compare in coverage/magnitude to other events of the day?

jschooltiger

Not to discourage further comments, but we have an extensive FAQ section on Prohibition that may be of interest to you.