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title: "What were the the difficulties with government enforcement of Prohibition and the Volstead Act?"  
description: "What were the the difficulties with government enforcement of Prohibition and the Volstead Act?"  
author: "Ward ryan"  
published: 2018-05-30  
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category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
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# What were the the difficulties with government enforcement of Prohibition and the Volstead Act?

What were the the difficulties with [government](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1911/upi-transaction-would-cost-zero-service-charges-clarifies-government) [enforcement](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101346/what-is-the-drug-enforcement-administration-dea-and-what-is-its-focus) of Prohibition and the Volstead Act?\
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