Did Prohibition work in the United States during the 1920's?
At midnight January 16, 1920, one of the personal habits and customs of most Americans came to a halt. The Eighteenth Amendment was put into effect and all importing, exporting, transporting, selling, and manufacturing of intoxicating liquor was put to an end. Shortly following the enactment of the Eighteenth Amendment, the National Prohibition Act was put into effect. This established intoxicating liquor as anything having an alcoholic content of more the 0.5 percent, omitting alcohol used for medicinal and sacramental purposes. This act also set up guidelines for enforcement. Prohibition was meant to reduce the consumption of alcohol, seen by some as the devil's advocate, and thereby reduce crime, poverty, death rates, and improve the economy and quality of life of the United States. …
