THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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people wanted to break this law no matter what
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it only banned alcohol made in the U.S.
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not enough money for police protection
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police took bribes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Enforcing Prohibition proved to be extremely difficult. The illegal production and distribution of liquor, or bootlegging, became rampant, and the national government did not have the means or desire to try to enforce every border, lake, river, and speakeasy in America.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Some states refused to enforce Prohibition. Governors resented the added strain on their public coffers, however, and many neglected to appropriate any money toward policing the alcohol ban.