Prohibition's Failures

The Roaring Twenties was a time of great change, crime, and reform in America. Many new and different ways and styles of living were introduced. One of the first changes was Prohibition. Prohibition was the 18th amendment preventing the making, selling, buying, and shipping of alcohol and alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933. Most Prohibition supporters thought this ban on alcohol would have economic advances. Once the act was established, sales of clothing and household goods were predicted to raise tremendously. Many real estate experts believed as saloons closed and were turned into homes, neighborhoods would be worth more and rents would rise. Soda, gum, and fruit drink companies expected growth as people would turn
He sold admissions to see a striped pig, all alcoholic beverages came free. From that point on Prohibition ran into troubles. When Maine passed a prohibition law in 1851 the public wasn't happy. Anger and violence came among the city's working class and Irish immigrant population. It later led to a deadly riot in Portland (1855). That led to the repeal of the law. Now, the government wanted to plant Prohibition as a national law. What followed this act was a series of almost disaster’s effects. Prohibition was a major failure in the U.S. It was made to ensure temperance and decrease alcohol abuse. When in reality it exacerbated the problem. After Prohibition more people abused alcohol as illegal than when it was legal. It was also the cause of a major crime increase in the states. Intern, Prohibition was not only a failure, but a possible cause of America’s demise. Luckily, it was repealed. Economically, America started a downhill spiral. Due to decrease sale in alcohol proceeds and decrease in all other products. Even restaurants failed because they didn’t sell alcohol. Which is why Prohibition is one of America's’ biggest failed social experiment.
During these times of Prohibition a monster came to be. Al Capone rose to the head of organized crime by selling bootlegged beer and running speakeasies. During the height of the Prohibition Era he ran a multi-million dollar business of crime. Which is why he is one of the most infamous gangsters of the U.S.
From the beginning of 1920 Capone dominated illegal alcohol trade. He made an estimated $100 million a year from his crime operations. His criminal background got the press breathing down his neck, but his generous and kind nature gained him public