Failure Of Prohibition In The 1920's

Failure of Prohibition The 1920s was a time of major surprising social changes in the United States. The social changes during this period were reflected in the laws and regulations that were brought into play during this time. Albert Einstein said, ¨Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.¨ This quote makes me believe that Prohibition did not succeed and it was a failure to society. I believe this because the ¨noble experiment¨ was undertaken to reduce crime and corruption, alcohol consumption was increased, there was overcrowded prison systems, and lack of public support during this time. The results of these reasons shows that Prohibition was a failure, and the Eighteenth Amendment hindered our society. Prohibition, also known as the Eighteenth Amendment, was ratified on January twenty-ninth, nineteen-twenty and was repealed on December fifth nineteen thirty-three with the ratification of the twenty first
Those drops continued for about the first two years of Prohibition and then alcohol consumption began to rise. By 1926, most of the problems were worse than they had been before before Prohibition went into effect and there were a number of new problems -- such as drinking epidemic among children -- that had not been there before.” (Did Alcohol Prohibition Reduce Alcohol Consumption) Studies say that alcohol consumption fell sharply at the beginning of Prohibition, to approximately thirty percent of its pre-Prohibition level. During the next several years, alcohol consumption increased sharply, to about sixty-seventy of its pre-Prohibition