Did the Prohibition work or fail?

Answer 1

No, it was actually very counter-productive in that it created many serious problems while solving none. Prohibition was an attempt to legislate morality and ended up causing people to turn to distilled alcohol so that the most alcohol could be transported with minimum risk. Also, prohibition strengthed organized crime since that was the only way alcohol was distributed. It led to widespread corruption of public officials, the loss of tax revenue to government, disrespect for law, the promotion of binge drinking (people drank a lot when they had the chance) and discouraged moderate drinking, led to the consumption of illegal and often tainted alcohol that caused such problems as death, glorified gangsters, and created many more problems.

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It also encouraged a culture of gangsterism

Answer 2

it stimulated the proliferation of rampant underground, organized and widespread criminal activity. the advancements of industrilization were essentially reversed. This was achieved by large scale alcohol producers being shut down for the most part and individual citizens taking it upon themselves to produce alcohol illegally. This process reversed the efficiency of mass producing and retailing Alcoholic Beverages. Closing manufacturing plants and taverns resulted in economic reversal. The Eighteenth Amendment originally did not have this effect on the industry due to its failure to define what an "intoxicating" beverage was. The Volsteads Act's definition of 0.5% or more alcohol by volume constituting "intoxicating" shut down the brewers who had expected to still be able to produce beer of moderate strength.

Illegal marketeers had to attract new clients. One notable group of new drinkers were women. Those who were not in support of prohibition could drink in the new semi-public environment of speakeasies. This was a result of the masculinity of drinking being reduced as a result of the saloon dying out and the norm of women drinking in public was much more acceptable.

Heavy drinkers and alcoholics were among the most affected parties during prohibition. Those who were determined to find liquor could still do so, but those who saw their drinking habits as destructive typically had difficulty in finding the help they sought. The self-help societies had withered away along with the alcohol industry and in 1935 a new self-help group was founded: Alcoholics Anonymous.

Answer 3

Prohibition had a devastating effect on the 1920s in promoting organized crime corruption of public officials, etc.

Answer 4

No, it was an abject failure that created numerous serious problems.

Answer 5

people brought more money back home than buying alcohol,people get addicted to it and hurt other people.It can damage your health . It can be a very expensive habit.

Answer 6

The promotion of organized crime, the widespread corruption of public officials, the loss of tax revenues, the increase in violence, and many other serious problems.

Answer 7

It was so successful it made millionaires of hundreds of smugglers and gangsters.

Answer 8

fail