Prohibition

Question 1

When was prohibition law enforced?

Answer 1

January 17th 1920

Question 2

What was the prohibition law?

Answer 2

Prohibited the manufacture, sale and transportation of intoxicating liquor
(above 0.5%)

Question 3

Reasons for prohibition

Answer 3

1) Industrialists: Workers would be more efficient -Bolshevism thrived on drinking (people may be susceptible to communism)
2) Women’s Christian Temperance Union: Alcohol causes social issues- wanted to decrease poverty (6million families below $1000 income, alcohol spending wouldnt help
3) Germany founded many liquors (to stop drinking it would help war effort and stop Germans getting money)

Question 4

Response to Prohibition

Answer 4

-Heavily ignored (200,000 speakeasy’s
-Moonshine (people made their own alcohol)
-Drunk driving doubled from 1921 (400) 1925 (800)

Question 5

Why did prohibition fail?

Answer 5

-Wasn’t what government prioritised spending on
-Not enough agents (1,500 agents poorly paid
-Government officials took bribes (speakeasy’s not closed)