Prohibition Positive Effects
Prohibition was a time of great change in America. In 1920, the 18th Amendment to the U.S Constitution was ratified, and a new and popular would be spread throughout the nation. This was Prohibition. Prohibition banned the manufacture, production, and sale of alcohol across all U.S states. This was a huge change in many ways from socially to economically, and it came with many side effects as well. Although the ratification of this new Prohibition law had some positive effects, overall the negatives outweigh the positives and ultimately lead to the repeal of Prohibition with the installment of the 21st Amendment.
If one thought of the possible outcomes of banning alcohol, they would be able to pick out several positive effects that could occur from such a ban. This was the case once the law was passed. Overall, there was a lower …show more content…
Prohibition had a large economic effect. Millions of dollars generated from alcoholic sales every year were lost. In addition, millions more were spent on enforcing these new laws and trying to track down and destroy every trace of American alcohol. The decline of established liquor manufactures led to the rise of private manufacturers. These private manufactures made their own type of alcohol called moonshine, unfortunately many times it was improperly made and about 10,00 deaths would occur each year from the tainted alcohol. In the cities, corruption forced. Many night clubs would secretly and illegally sell liquor to make huge profits. Bootleggin, or alcohol smuggling, ran rampant and caused large problem with gang related violence due to the smuggling. In Chicago, Al Capone made about 60 million dollars in profits every single year from bootlegging (History.com). Overall, Prohibition put a great strain the the economy and people of American with numerous large negative
If one thought of the possible outcomes of banning alcohol, they would be able to pick out several positive effects that could occur from such a ban. This was the case once the law was passed. Overall, there was a lower …show more content…
Prohibition had a large economic effect. Millions of dollars generated from alcoholic sales every year were lost. In addition, millions more were spent on enforcing these new laws and trying to track down and destroy every trace of American alcohol. The decline of established liquor manufactures led to the rise of private manufacturers. These private manufactures made their own type of alcohol called moonshine, unfortunately many times it was improperly made and about 10,00 deaths would occur each year from the tainted alcohol. In the cities, corruption forced. Many night clubs would secretly and illegally sell liquor to make huge profits. Bootleggin, or alcohol smuggling, ran rampant and caused large problem with gang related violence due to the smuggling. In Chicago, Al Capone made about 60 million dollars in profits every single year from bootlegging (History.com). Overall, Prohibition put a great strain the the economy and people of American with numerous large negative