Failure of ProhibitionFailure of Prohibition

By: Andy BoyanBy: Andy Boyan

William BahureksaWilliam Bahureksa

Adam BritoAdam Brito

History of the AmendmentHistory of the Amendment

Prohibition was Put in place in 1919.Prohibition was Put in place in 1919. Prohibition is where the trade and Prohibition is where the trade and

consumption of alcohol is illegalconsumption of alcohol is illegal Was meant to be enforced by the Was meant to be enforced by the

Volstead ActVolstead Act Because of this, the crime rate went Because of this, the crime rate went

up substantially up substantially

History Cont.History Cont.

Because so many people of the Because so many people of the middle class could not afford going to middle class could not afford going to a speakeasies, a club where liquor is a speakeasies, a club where liquor is sold illegally, people often resorted sold illegally, people often resorted to bootleggersto bootleggers

BootleggersBootleggers

Bootleggers are Bootleggers are people that people that produced, sold, or produced, sold, or transported transported alcohol.alcohol.

Al Capone was one Al Capone was one of the most famous of the most famous Bootleggers of his Bootleggers of his timetime

NASCARNASCAR

There is a myth that bootleggers There is a myth that bootleggers rigged there cars to hold heavy loads rigged there cars to hold heavy loads of alcohol with supercharged of alcohol with supercharged engines, heavy shocks, and springs.engines, heavy shocks, and springs.

The stories of these cars make up The stories of these cars make up much of stock-car racing’s roots.much of stock-car racing’s roots.

The Normality of Law BreakingThe Normality of Law Breaking

The growing The growing problem is the problem is the Americans were Americans were breaking the law breaking the law too casuallytoo casually

Because of Because of prohibition the prohibition the cocktail was cocktail was developeddeveloped

WomenWomen

Many women for Many women for prohibition, however, prohibition, however, some refused to obey some refused to obey itit

Women were not Women were not allowed to drink in allowed to drink in saloons, so saloons, so speakeasies were speakeasies were developed as a place developed as a place for women to drink at for women to drink at a high pricea high price

SpeakeasiesSpeakeasies

Speakeasies were Speakeasies were illegal underground illegal underground clubs for people to clubs for people to buy alcohol at a buy alcohol at a high pricehigh price

By 1925 there were By 1925 there were 100,000 in New 100,000 in New York CityYork City

Problems with the LawProblems with the Law

Illegal distilling, Illegal distilling, doctor doctor prescriptions, prescriptions, bootleggers, etc. bootleggers, etc. was occurring was occurring frequently as many frequently as many did not take the did not take the law seriously.law seriously.

The End of ProhibitionThe End of Prohibition

Prohibition was Prohibition was ended with the 21ended with the 21stst Amendment in Amendment in 19331933