Volstead Act and Prohibition

Temperence movements were common in American Society. Beginning from the early 19th century, the American Temperest Society was founded on the basis of restaining the amount of alcohol consumed by the general public. Soon after that, the Women's Christian Temperest Union not only banned alcohol and drugs, they also improved public moral. Other groups also began to form, by the end of the 19th century many groups had adopted the concept of banning alcohol and drugs as they thought it was an unnecessary evil that could be avoided.

Women were the main people behind the Temperest movement as they saw that some men would often spend their money on alcohol, leaving women with no money for their childrens. Factory owners were also behind the movement because it would allow more time for workers to work. Temperest groups began pushing for American Society changes. In 1917, the House of Representatives pushed Prohibition as the 18th Amendment of the Constitution. States quickly ratified the new Amendment that restricted the production, usage and sale of alcohol in the United States.

At first, the Alcohol consumptions dropped, but this eventually led to an increase in crime. Bootlegging, or illegally obtaining alcohol, was extremely common and so enforcing the law of prohibition was extremely difficult. The demand for alcohol was high and would carry alcohol everywhere people went, People found many ways to evade Prohibition agents. Crime rates increased everyday, people like Al Capone, who controlled his cities, he was an organized mafia boss who made millions from prostitution, bootlegging, and extortion. But Al Capone wasnt such a bad guy, he set up many soup kitchens and free milk for the children. Eventually, states and federal government couldn't keep up with the constant search for alcohol. In 1933, the prohibition act was lifted.