the prohibition 禁酒令.ppt

* * The Prohibition Content Introduction Effects Result Analysis Introduction In the early 1920s US economy was growing quickly and enjoying a period of rapid economic growth. Prohibition was designed to reduce drinking by eliminating the business that manufactured, distributed and sold alcoholic beverages. Some prohibition leaders looked forward to an educational campaign that would greatly expand once the drinking business become illegal. On December 22, 1917 with majorities of the two-thirds requirement, Congress submitted to the state the 18th Amendment to the constitution. Introduction to Prohibition in the USA The Prohibition Era began in January 16th, 1920 when United States prohibited the manufacture and sale of mostly alcohol. And there are many reasons to the beginning of the Prohibition Era. The reasons are as follow. MEDICAL ECONOMIC POLITICAL SOCIAL Causes of Prohibition Effects Life During Prohibition At first Prohibition seemed to succeed, crime rates fell, unemployment decreased and the economy was booming more than ever. But even after the law was set up, many Americans still carried on drinking and the number became larger and larger. They could not stop once they memorized the taste of it. Drinkers were against Prohibition, which created many groups who tried to avoid the law and consumed alcohol illegally. Effect of Prohibition People couldn’t resist alcohol still so many “Speakeasies” were set up. Gangsters and crimes profited by selling the more expensive drinks when alcohol became illegal. Prohibition also increased the crime rate during 1920s. Result Movement towards Repeal More Americans tried to repeal Prohibition, the reasons were that the number of people who repealed got larger and more joined in. Most of the Americans were happy at the old saloon system. They thought that even the law protected their families from alcohol, in the other hand the husbands lost the individual freedom from drinking and enjoying themselves in