USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On January 17, 1920, 100 years ago, America officially went dry. Prohibition, embodied in the US Constitution’s 18th Amendment, banned the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol. Yet it remained legal to drink, and alcohol was widely available throughout Prohibition, which ended in 1933.

Detailed explanation-2: -Why do all states not have prohibition? While the Constitution sets prohibition on alcohol as a goal, for most states, it is very difficult to declare a ban on alcohol. This is primarily because liquor revenues are not easy to ignore and have consistently contributed a large share of state governments’ revenue.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prohibition was a period from 1920 to 1933 during which there was a nationwide prevention of the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prohibition was enacted to protect individuals and families from the “scourge of drunkenness.” However, it had unintended consequences including: a rise in organized crime associated with the illegal production and sale of alcohol, an increase in smuggling, and a decline in tax revenue.