Prohibition Essay
"Evaluate the key reasons for the failure of Prohibition."
The Prohibition was an aggressive experiment of the USA which caused immense failure for the government and a vast success for social corruption. The Prohibition went from 1920 to 1933 and was the 18th Amendment of the Constitution, which stated, "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". The Prohibition was brought on by protesting organizations such as the Women's Christian Temperance Movement and by the continuing violence and damage conducted by drunken men. But, the Prohibition was eventually brought to an end in 1933 partly due to the Great Depression, but mainly for its failure to change the society for the better.
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Al Capone. Mugshot information from Science and So...The lack of public support was the main reason for the failure of the Prohibition, which in turn created an undermining of the law and saw the rise of organized crime, speakeasies and moonshine.
Although the Prohibition was favored by some, the majority of the American population grew to lose support of the Prohibition. Americans were people who drunk to celebrate, they drank alcohol to mourn, they even drank during their working hours: it was simply part of the American culture. Taking away something that had been part of everyday living was too much too handle and too much to ask for. Those against the Prohibition formed a group called the Association against the Prohibition Amendment or the AAPA. As more people realized the damage that the Prohibition was causing, the population of the AAPA increased by 360% in between 1928 and 1930. Even high political figures found it difficult...