Prohibition

Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. Section 2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.

A Mitchell Palmer -- Woodrow Wilson's head of the Justice Department as the Attorney General of the United States -- blamed anarchists, Bolshevik's, and communists for being behind a seemingly widespread series of riots, terrorist bombings, labor unrest, and various other anti government & un American acts in the United States during the 1910s. In response he committed a series of un American acts of his own by orchestrating the so called Red scare of the late 1910s. The Palmer raids of 1919, coordinated by a young J. Edgar Hoover, culminated in the rounding up and deportation up thousands of suspected anarchists (including Emma Goldman).

WCTU

Prohibition was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States, enacted through the 18th Amendment in 1920. It aimed to reduce crime and corruption, improve health, and boost social morality; however, it led to unintended consequences such as the rise of illegal speakeasies, organized crime, and widespread disregard for the law. The black market for alcohol flourished, and the government struggled to enforce the ban. Prohibition ultimately contributed to social upheaval and was repealed in 1933 with the 21st Amendment.

The reason the Temperance movents wanted prohibition was because they saw alcohol as the main problem with society. Temperance movements were widespread during the 18th and 19th centuries. Prohibition eventually was created and then was repealed shortly after, after the government saw a spike in crime.

The temperance movement was a campaign to moderate the use of alcohol. This movement was fueled by women who learned the after effects of alcohol on their children. The movement stuck fear in a lot of people which helped push it along.

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Temperance is the act of self restraint or moderation. Temperence is an important virtue in developing good character because it shows that a person is level headed and has self control.

The Temperance Movement was placed in effect to moderate and or eliminate the sale, manufacturing and transporting of alcohol. This obviously kept the population from consuming, and there were legal drinking ages implemented.

Reformers hated alcohol so they wanted to have it banned it was beneficial but is was not so....................

Smuggling, crime.

The Volstead Act, enacted in 1919 to enforce Prohibition, led to the banning of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States. Its effect was a significant increase in organized crime, as illegal speakeasies and bootlegging operations flourished to meet the continued demand for alcohol. Additionally, the act contributed to social unrest and a divided public, as many Americans either opposed or disregarded the law. Ultimately, the negative consequences of Prohibition led to its repeal in 1933 with the 21st Amendment.

It was not only ineffective but created serious problems.

Prohibition can be seen as part of a cultural war against immigrants. That's one reason the KKK was such a strong supporter and (illegal) enforcer of prohibition laws.

December 5th, 1933

The Senate proposed the Eighteenth Amendment on December 18, 1917. Having been approved by 36 states, the 18th Amendment was ratified on January 16, 1919 and effected on January 17, 1920

Progressives believed they were doing mankind a favor by getting rid of alcohol.

They thought it might make life better for people, but to be honest it wasn't very progressive.

January 1919 the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed. The new law came into effect on 16th January 1920.

1920-1933

There are a number of reasons. Many believed that the bars were destroying family life. They were also the center of venereal disease. It was also introduced to save grain and money for the war effort, though that put many people out of jobs and did very little to stop the (illegal) sale of alcohole.

Probably FDR, who always had a drink, usually a Martini, at the end of every working day.

Jazz Age

Decade of gold

A number of people opposed National Prohibition for a variety of reasons, including their belief in the Constitution, in individual liberties, in limited government, that the social experiment was doomed to failure, and that Prohibition was counterproductive in causing serious problems.

The Prohibition amendment ended the legal production, distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages.

The 21st Amendment ended National Prohibition.