"Prohibition couldn't have come at a worse time", is a thought that could have been running through many Americans minds, during the 1920's. The reason for this was because the 1920's, also referred to as the "Roaring Twenties", were a time of carefree, foolishness where people enjoyed life, at what seemed, all the time. Prohibition just didn't fit in with the time period. It was like eating a T-bone steak with mashed potatoes and gravy for breakfast. It doesn't belong in that certain time of the day. Prohibition (18th Amendment) dates back to the 1890's. It outlawed (and could be defined as) the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States. Along with the Volstead Act of 1919, created a battle between "Wets" and "Drys"-those in favor of alcohol and drinking, and those in favor of the laws against alcohol and drinking. These laws also lead to the creation of negative aspects which, along with Prohibition, characterized the 1920's. Some examples are Speakeasies, Bathtub gin, Bootlegging, and Organized crime. All of these may have also played an important role in the repeal of Prohibition (21st Amendment).

Prohibition, or some form of Prohibiti

Hononegah High School, "The Roaring Twenties". Home page. 1999

Two other ways people rebelled against Prohibition was creating their own alcohol, and Bootlegging. When people were outlawed from having anything to do with alcohol, many turned their own homes into microbreweries, creating their own kind of alcohol known as Bathtub gin. Bathtub gin was a mixture of raw alcohol, water, and flavorings. Bootlegging was known as the illegal manufacturing and selling of liquor. Bootlegging was very profitable during Prohibition. Al "Scarface" Capone became synonymous with Bootlegging during the 1920's. Capone, along with other organized

Compton's Encyclopedia Online v3.0. Prohibition. Home page. The Learning Company,

Prohibition Party (1869), The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (1874), and Anti-Saloon League (1893) being the leader in trying to make Prohibition nationwide.

Henretta, James A., David Brody and Lynn Dumenil. America: A Concise History.

Collins, Harper. What Happened When. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, Inc. 1993

crime groups provided the speakeasies with the alcohol they needed to run their booming business. These organized crime groups, who a majority were non-American gangs smuggled the liquor into the U.S. from their homelands.

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