Amendment+XVIII

Amendment XVIII National Prohibition
By: John and Evan

The Eighteenth Amendment, ratified in 1919, was a law that prohibited the use and sale of any alcoholac beverages. This law was put into place because many people believed that drinking alcohal lead to many problems. Some of these problems included abuse, violence, and a negitive effect on work. At this time President Wilson was in the White House dealing with the end of World War 1. Altough he did oppose prohibition, later on he did help enforce this law.

On December 18, 1917, the idea of National Prohibition was introduced. When it came time ratify the law, forty-five out of forty-eight states, along with Alaska, and D.C. approved the law, and it was ratified on January 16, 1919. Many groups were in favor with this ammendment like the Women's Christian Temperance Union. The result of this amendment were gangsters like Al Capone who brought alcoholic bevrages into the U.S. illeagaly. This was the time of big businesses and trusts, that would be later called the Progressive Era. This was also the time of massive imigration because poeple came to the U.S. for jobs. The first car was made around this time as well.

With the idea of prohibition growing in the America, the world was begining to change as well. Around the world, people found many new ways to entertain themselves. Some of these new forms of entertainment were radios and movies. Einstien also announced his Theory of Relativity around this time period. Many reforms were also taking place at this time. Especially in countries like China and Russia, violent revolutions were ocuring.

Back in America, after thirteen long years of prohibition, the government gave up on the idea. Many officals believed it was to hard to enforce and was wasting government funds. They also believed that they could save money by repealing prohibition. Another reason why the government repealed prohibition is because they thought they could tax liquor and gain even more money. So in December of 1933 the 21st Ammendment of the Constitution, repealing prhibition was passed. Even now many people celebrate the repeal of prohibition.

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