Was Prohibition Good Or Bad

Matthew Weaver
Mrs. Sprinkle
English III
26 March 2013

Prohibition

Prohibition was developed on the idea and theology that the sole reason for crime was alcohol, and the idea that if you take alcohol away you take away the bad in people. Prohibition was a complete and total failure on the grounds that more people started drinking during and after prohibition was passed then in the era abaft. Prohibition laid down the framework for organized crime, and amendment was nearly impossible to enforce. The study of psychology explains my aspects of your thinking process. One of the most well know is that; if your told you cant have something your mind automatically wants it. It’s the rebelliousness, the thrill, and the risk…show more content…
The mob opened up speak easy’s which sold alcohol under the radar from the police and law enforcement agencies. The mob made a fortune in the transportation of illegal alcohol to and from the speak ease’s. In the days of prohibition, organized crimes main stream of money wasn’t like todays times. The mob wasn’t based off of selling cocaine, not selling any street drugs at all. The sole basis was the transportation and retail sale of alcohol. If speak easy’s didn’t just break the law in selling an illegal substance, they were also cause for an increase in prostitution. These establishments were an underground place for prostitution throughout the period of…show more content…
After the bill was passed more people started drinking during and after prohibition was passed then in the era abaft, then Prohibition laid down the framework for organized crime, and finally the amendment was nearly impossible to enforce. The 18th amendment was a total failure.

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Works Cited

"prohibition: A case study of progressive form." loc.gov. N.p.. Web. 11 Mar 2013. .

britannica, britannica. britannica. Web. 11 Mar 2013. .

Ohio State University, . "prohibition a noble experiment." nettreker externel. Ohio State University. Web. 11 Mar 2013.

Digital History, Prohibition. Digital History. Web. 11 Mar 2013.