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14. Alice Clarke

The Prohibition was successful for one group of people: criminals. Criminals took full advantage of the new changes.

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The Temperance Movement was successful in the United States. Criminals like Al Capone were able to take full advantage and make a killing on illegal alcohol. In other parts of the world, Temperance Movements had varying degrees of success. In Australia for instance, there was increased regulations which made it difficult to get alcohol legally. People Alice Clarke (pictured below) took full advantage. Unfortunately, she was picked up for selling alcohol only a few weeks after the regulations were enacted.