Prohibition

It prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.

Amendment XVIII (the Eighteenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution, along with the Volstead Act (which defined "intoxicating liquors" excluding those used for religious purposes), established Prohibition in the United States. Ratified on January 16, 1919, it is notable as the only amendment to the United States Constitution that has been repealed (by the Twenty-first Amendment).(Wiki) January 16,1919

National Prohibition was a failed social experiment in social engineering.

At first, Americans strongly supported National Prohibition and most expected it to improve health and safety, reduce crime, improve the economy, and raise public morality. They were to be disappointed.

Legitimate tax-paying producers and retailers of alcoholic beverages were forced out of business overnight. To fill unmet consumer demand, illegal bootlegging and speakeasies quickly sprang up. With them came organized crime and violence. They also brought corruption as law enforcers and elected officials were bought off with bribes and payoffs.Public morality declined and respect for law and societal institutions plummeted. Breaking the law, even flaunting it, became fashionable, especially among young people.

Tax revenues from alcohol ended but law enforcement expenditures rose. Courts and jails were over-crowded as formerly legal activities became crimes.

Another consequence of Prohibition was that illegally-produced alcohol was sometimes tainted with toxins from lead, creosote and even embalming fluid. Some consumers suffered paralysis, blindness and painful death. This led many drinkers in the state to switch to opium, cocaine, hair tonic, sterno or "liquid heat," and other dangerous substances that they would have been unlikely to consume in the absence of Prohibition.

The overwhelming serious problems caused by Prohibition led voters to reject it by 74%.

The main problems with alcohol prohibitions that have occurred over the past 150 years is that they have never stopped drinking, have inadvertently promoted binge drinking, have stimulated organized crime, have led to widespread corruption of public officials, have contributed to violence, had led to a disrespect for law, and have generally created numerous serious problems.

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Prohibition started in January 17, 1920 with the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution.
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The two organization most closely related with passing prohibition were the Protestant religion and the Temperance Movement. They believed alcohol led to prostitution, laziness, and spousal abuse.

Prohibition began with the passage of the 18th Amendment in 1919 (Of course it could be argued that it began a few years earlier as individual states began passing anti-saloon laws). The amendment passed as a result of the efforts of members of the Temperance Movement who believed that society's evils were the result of alcohol consumption. Supporters of the Temperance Movement believed that the men of early 20th Century were neglecting their families by spending all of their money on alcohol instead of important things like food. Supporters also believed that drunkenness was a major source of crime. Most supporters were women (especially women who also fought for suffrage), churches and factory owners (who supported the movement in hopes that less men would come to work intoxicated and hinder production in the factory).

The passage of the 18th Amendment proved to be a mistake. Instead of reducing crime the ban on alcohol actually increased crime and created a more ominous form of it-organized crime. The mob was created and the American gangster was born. Gangsters like Al Capone made a fortune as bootleggers in which they transported and distributed illegal alcoholic beverages much like drug dealers do today. Not only did they supply the local speakeasy with boozes, but they also used excessive "pressure" and force to make sure the their customers remained their customers and customers of other bootleggers became their customers. This ended badly for many saloon owners who were torn between two competing mobs that did not care for his personal safety.

Prohibition ended in 1933 with the passage of the 21st Amendment which repealed the 18th Amendment. It received great support due to the state of depression of the U.S. at the time. Organized crime, however, did not end. Prohibition began in order to make the U.S. a safer, better place. It failed miserably, but gave birth to a new problem before its demise-the mob in which still functions even today; can you believe that?

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The gang fights, wars, and deaths during prohibition. Notably, Al Capone and the Valentine's day Massacre.

it allowed them to manufacture, purchase, and consume alcohol.

Prohibition ended on December 5, 1933 when the 18th amendment to the Constitution of the United States was ratified.

Amendments to the Constitution are usually phrased in general terms. In order to carry out the intent of the Eighteenth Amendment, Congress had to create and pass a law specifying things like who would be responsible for enforcement and what the penalties for breaking the law would be.

The 18th Amendment was ratified 16 January 1919. It became effective 16 January 1920. It was repealed by the 21st Amendment 5 December 1933.

it was the prohibition act (no alcohal) The 21st amendment to the United States constitution repealed the 18th amendment to the United States constitution which had mandeted nationwide prohibition.

It outlawed the production and consumption of alcoholic beverages. The 21st Amendment was ratified Dec. 5, 1933. It replaced the 18th Amendment, which was passed 14 years earler. Without the 21st Amendment, alchol would be outlawed.

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The 21st amendment of the American Constitution repealled the 18th amendment, and made it no longer valid.

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The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution was put into affect in 1920. The purpose was to abolish intoxicating liquors. There is no evidence that Protestants, who were the largest religious group in the country, opposed this amendment.

The 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act was the only time the Federal Government prohibited the alcohol instead of the states. The federal government exercised its power in a way it had not ever before.

The following is Article I, section 10 from a transcript of the Constitution of the United States of America, provided by the National Archives website: ---- Section. 10. No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility. No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress. No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay. ---- To view a transcript of the Constitution of the United States of America, please feel free to click on the link to the National Archives website under Related Links which should be listed below.

Women's temperance groups, Protestant churches, the KKK, opponents of immigration, and rural residents were among the strongest supporters of prohibition. However, it was the Anti-Saloon League's Wayne Wheeler who was the most powerful advocate and who was the de facto author of the Volstead Act.

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