Role Of Prohibition In The 1920's
Noah Hebert
February 12th, 2018
U.S History research paper
Mr.Grosse
The 18th amendment that was passed officially made the distribution and drinking of alcohol illegal. This created an era in time which is known as prohibition, this was from 1920 to 1933. Even before the 1920’s people's dislike towards alcohol was evident. Such as in 1773 the founder of Methodism preached to people that drinking alcohol was sinful against god. Even in the early 1800’s movements were founded that were against drinking and having anything to do with alcohol. In the 1820’s through the 1830’s there was a movement that captured the nation called religious revivalism. This encouraged more people to look to religion and try to be more perfect as a society. …show more content…
A champion of prohibition who really pushed this legislation far was Andrew Volstead. He was a the chairman of the house judiciary committee, this is the reason why it was known as the Volstead act. Thanks to the large opposition to liquor sales a majority of the population was all for this legislation. It seemed like a good legislation on paper at the time but what they didn't know was how hard it would be to enforce this legislation. The federal government and the local government both struggled very much trying to enforce prohibition, especially in the 1920’s. At first the responsibility of enforcing the amendment was given to the Internal Revenue Service. But then the federal government quickly realized that to truly enforce this legislation they would need stronger enforcements. So the responsibility was generously given to the justice department. Prohibition was much more regulated in rural areas and not so much urban …show more content…
As a child part of an italian immigrant family he lived in a small New York tenant. His main influence was an early friend of his named Johnny Torrio, in 1920 capone moved from chicago to New york. His nickname was “scarface” because at a young age he got into a bar scuffle and someone slashed him in the face with a knife. Al capone eventually became czar of crime in chicago, he ran bootlegging and gained territory by using violence against other gangsters. Eventually Capone’s luck ran out and he was found guilty of tax evasion. That was the only thing the law enforcement could prove that he did. He was sentenced to 2-5 years in jail and was eventually moved to Alcatraz. When he spent the remainder of his sentence in Alcatraz he had no privileges he had at previous places he was held. After he got out of jail he died at the age 48 from cardiac arrest. The end of prohibition came when Franklin D Roosevelt won against Herbert Hoover. In 1933 congress instituted the 21st amendment meaning the repealing of the 18th amendment. This was the official end of the prohibition era, one of the reasons FDR wanted to legalize liquor was because of the great depression. Legalizing the liquor industry would lead to more jobs and the country was in dire need of new
February 12th, 2018
U.S History research paper
Mr.Grosse
The 18th amendment that was passed officially made the distribution and drinking of alcohol illegal. This created an era in time which is known as prohibition, this was from 1920 to 1933. Even before the 1920’s people's dislike towards alcohol was evident. Such as in 1773 the founder of Methodism preached to people that drinking alcohol was sinful against god. Even in the early 1800’s movements were founded that were against drinking and having anything to do with alcohol. In the 1820’s through the 1830’s there was a movement that captured the nation called religious revivalism. This encouraged more people to look to religion and try to be more perfect as a society. …show more content…
A champion of prohibition who really pushed this legislation far was Andrew Volstead. He was a the chairman of the house judiciary committee, this is the reason why it was known as the Volstead act. Thanks to the large opposition to liquor sales a majority of the population was all for this legislation. It seemed like a good legislation on paper at the time but what they didn't know was how hard it would be to enforce this legislation. The federal government and the local government both struggled very much trying to enforce prohibition, especially in the 1920’s. At first the responsibility of enforcing the amendment was given to the Internal Revenue Service. But then the federal government quickly realized that to truly enforce this legislation they would need stronger enforcements. So the responsibility was generously given to the justice department. Prohibition was much more regulated in rural areas and not so much urban …show more content…
As a child part of an italian immigrant family he lived in a small New York tenant. His main influence was an early friend of his named Johnny Torrio, in 1920 capone moved from chicago to New york. His nickname was “scarface” because at a young age he got into a bar scuffle and someone slashed him in the face with a knife. Al capone eventually became czar of crime in chicago, he ran bootlegging and gained territory by using violence against other gangsters. Eventually Capone’s luck ran out and he was found guilty of tax evasion. That was the only thing the law enforcement could prove that he did. He was sentenced to 2-5 years in jail and was eventually moved to Alcatraz. When he spent the remainder of his sentence in Alcatraz he had no privileges he had at previous places he was held. After he got out of jail he died at the age 48 from cardiac arrest. The end of prohibition came when Franklin D Roosevelt won against Herbert Hoover. In 1933 congress instituted the 21st amendment meaning the repealing of the 18th amendment. This was the official end of the prohibition era, one of the reasons FDR wanted to legalize liquor was because of the great depression. Legalizing the liquor industry would lead to more jobs and the country was in dire need of new