Prohibition

Prohibition was the period in United States history in which the making of, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors was outlawed. Prohibition was created in order to contain the usage of alcohol. In the 1920s alcohol was thought to be the reason for problems in many households. Alcohol was also thought to be the reason for crime and murder of many innocent lives. Those same thoughts are around today. People believed that alocohol led people to do terrible things, such as murder and crime. Also the religous people thought that alcohol was related to the devil. They believed that a person who had consumed alcohol was being controlled by the devil. They also believed that alcohol made men commit adultery. In some cases that was true, but in most cases that was not true.



Prohibtion led to the creation of underground bars called speakeasies. Speakeasies were illegal bars where alcohol was served. These speakeasies were very illegal. If the police broken into these speakeasies, the owner would most likely be arrested and everyone in the speakeasy would be arrested. These speakeasies were ran by gangsters. these gangsters oragnized the smuggling of alcohol into their bars. Jazz became very popular in speakeasies. The music that was played was Jazz music. This is where jazz became big.



Prohibition led to organized crime. Organized crime was when the gangsters would have the people go out and kill the competition. The gangsters were very sellfish and they didnt want any competition. The gangsters wanted the money of the people all to themselves. A famous gangster was a man named Al Capone. He was a very popular gangster in the 1920s. Prohibition also led to gang wars. Gang wars were when competing gangs would fight and kill each other. Two popular gangs were the Italian Mafia and the Irish Mafia. So in the end Prohibition was not very success for a couple of reasons. There was no real enforcement of the law and people just drank anyways and didnt follow the law. The 21st amendmant was the cancellation of Prohibition. So in conclusion, Prohibition was not successful in the US during the 1920s.