Prohibition in the 1920’s

Prohibition in the 1920’s

In the 1920’s prohibition had failed for many reasons. Back in the 1920s there have been many serious problems with alcohol. The 18th amendment went into effect and it prohibited the manufacture, transportation, and sales of alcohol. It was passed because of serious problems, like for example murder. But in 1933, prohibition was repeal. Why did America changed its mind about prohibition? America changed its mind about prohibition because of crime, law, and tax.

America changed its mind about prohibition because of crime. Crime was bad because of prohibition. Many lives have been lost because of the dangerous situations and there were some illegal things done. The US Census and FBI Uniform Crime Reports chart of homicides showed the murder rate from 1900-1953 (document B). The murder rates went up because of prohibition. Prohibition had cause problems like child abuse and men hurting their wives. Being around drinkers wasn’t safe back then because of the things that they are capable of doing to these women. In document C, “one still operated successfully for months in a house adjacent to a police station.” The policemen would have knew that there was a still adjacent to the police station. But nothing was done to end that because there were only 3,000-3,500 agents. That amount of agents wouldn’t be enough to stop all of that.

America changed its mind about prohibition because of the law. The agents aren’t doing their best to keep prohibition prevented. In (document C), “There are 3,000-3,500 agents.” Those number of agents couldn’t stop the smugglers that are on boat fleeting outside the 3-mile limit. Those fleeters consists of vessels of all kinds and sizes that bring their cargoes, and the government wouldn’t be able to interfere with them. They were able to deliver to bootleggers that are in motor speed boats. Also, in (document D) the men who made the prohibition law are violating it. The government were able to drink but everyone else