Prohibition1

Prohibition1 ?The Prohibition did not achieve its goals. Instead, it added to the problems it was intended to solve.? (Thorton, 15) On January 16, 1920, a popular American pastime was suddenly seized from the public, and labeled a crime. The 18th Amendment, known as the Voltstead Act, was put into effect and attempt to efficiently remove the importing, exporting, transporting, selling, and manufacturing of any liquor with an alcohol satiate exceeding 0.5%. The law was passed in order to reduce crimes such as domestic violence, rape, fighting, and automobile accidents.

However, as the government failed in enforcing the ban, the Prohibition Act led to far more drab problems than it was intended to solve. Crime organizations, felonies, and an explosive growth in alcohol trade and consumption erupted directly because of the inability, and lack of desire to take for the people from drinking. And the results of the Prohibition show that its goals backfired entirely, as crime and...If you loss to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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