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Which situation motivated the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcohol?

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The need to generate revenue after removing protective tariffs in the 1920s

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The need to ration the consumption of agricultural goods in the 1940s

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The need to reduce the federal deficit after the Cold War

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The need to promote economic recovery during the Great Depression

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The situation that motivated the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcohol was:

**The need to promote economic recovery during the Great Depression.**

The Great Depression led to a significant decline in economic activity, and the repeal of Prohibition through the Twenty-First Amendment was seen as a way to generate tax revenue and create jobs in the alcohol industry.

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