How Did America Change Its Mind About Prohibition?
Why Did America Change Its Mind About Prohibition?
Over a century ago on December 17, 1917, the House of Representatives voted and approved the 18th amendment and prohibited the manufacturing, transporting, and selling of all alcoholic beverages in the United States (Mini Q, pg 117). There were many factors that went under consideration, leading to prohibition being passed. One was that people believed alcohol was behind some of the the country’s most important issues like child abuse, crime, corruption, worker safety, and unemployment. Henry Ford and John D. Rokefeller spoke out to say that drinking had a huge drag on the economy, stating that drunken and absent workers were bad for American businesses (Mini Q, pg 117). Eventually twenty-six states took it upon themselves to become dry by the time …show more content…
Many people who supported the Amendment were told that only hard liquor would be banned and were outraged when wine and beer were outlawed as well. Over time, the support dissipated and opposition grew for the act. However, this begged the question: Why did America change its mind about the banning of manufacturing, selling, and transporting of alcoholic beverages? To answer this question, weeds need to know what are the Acts, the wets, and the drys.
The effects of passing the Prohibition Act and the Volstead Act had a significant impact on why America changed their mind about Prohibition. The Prohibition Act was the 18th amendment, its goal was to stop the manufacturing, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages. This act passed because many people believe that “drinking was behind some of America's most serious problems like corruption, child abuse, crime, unemployment, and worker safety” (mini q pg117). Prohibition was passed during World War 1 because they thought that people purchasing and spending money on alcoholic beverages was
Over a century ago on December 17, 1917, the House of Representatives voted and approved the 18th amendment and prohibited the manufacturing, transporting, and selling of all alcoholic beverages in the United States (Mini Q, pg 117). There were many factors that went under consideration, leading to prohibition being passed. One was that people believed alcohol was behind some of the the country’s most important issues like child abuse, crime, corruption, worker safety, and unemployment. Henry Ford and John D. Rokefeller spoke out to say that drinking had a huge drag on the economy, stating that drunken and absent workers were bad for American businesses (Mini Q, pg 117). Eventually twenty-six states took it upon themselves to become dry by the time …show more content…
Many people who supported the Amendment were told that only hard liquor would be banned and were outraged when wine and beer were outlawed as well. Over time, the support dissipated and opposition grew for the act. However, this begged the question: Why did America change its mind about the banning of manufacturing, selling, and transporting of alcoholic beverages? To answer this question, weeds need to know what are the Acts, the wets, and the drys.
The effects of passing the Prohibition Act and the Volstead Act had a significant impact on why America changed their mind about Prohibition. The Prohibition Act was the 18th amendment, its goal was to stop the manufacturing, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages. This act passed because many people believe that “drinking was behind some of America's most serious problems like corruption, child abuse, crime, unemployment, and worker safety” (mini q pg117). Prohibition was passed during World War 1 because they thought that people purchasing and spending money on alcoholic beverages was