The period between 1919 and 1933 is known as Prohibition or The Noble Experiment in the US. It was during this period that alcohol was banned completely. The federal government banned selling, producing and transporting alcohol in any form. The long history of prohibition in America is quite an interesting one, owing to its inherent ups and downs.
The prohibition movement was gaining ground in the United States for quite some time prior to the embargo. It essentially began during the 1840s when numerous religious organizations started championing this cause. During the course of events the focus broadened from alcohol consumption to all institutions linked with it.
Consumption of alcohol became an outlawed activity in Kansas in 1881. At that time, Carrie Nation, prominent temperance movement member was notorious for her vandal means of promoting the cause. She would storm saloons serving alcohol with her associates and indulge in vandalism.
The hostility towards alcohol and saloons became prominent in the period between 1890 and 1920. This period is known by the name Progressive Era. During this period the Anti-Saloon League, an umbrella organization of several smaller ones, shot into prominence. The Eighteenth Amendment was proposed on December 18, 1917 in the American senate. This embargo came into existence when the 18th Amendment was ratified on January 20, 1920. Quite interestingly, some states had already enforced it before it was ratified by the senate. Though it was welcomed by many across society its long term results were not at all positive.
Prohibition enjoyed both vehement criticism and widespread support throughout the country. The ban became a lobbying point for physicians across the country. They wanted the embargo to be repealed for the usefulness of alcohol in certain terms. Government lost significant tax revenue which exceeded $500 million every year. Lawlessness was on the increase and crime rose to unprecedented levels. Consuming denatured alcohol became immensely popular during this time and it resulted in thousands of deaths. In addition to that the black market flourished during this time and mafia groups indulged in extensive racketeering. There was rampant smuggling of alcohol from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
As an aftermath of the embargo, half of the alcohol brewing industry was wiped out. Gradually, after a long and bitter history of prohibition in America, the ban became highly unpopular. It was repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment which was ratified on December 5, 1933.
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