Prohibition was a time when alcohol was outlawed after extensive lobbying by political parties. The anti-German sentiment was the main reason during the First World War because Germans were known for their brewing their own alcohol. In 1919 Prohibition became the law of the land with the Eighteenth Amendment which prohibited manufacturing, selling, or transport of any intoxicating liquors within the United States.
Prohibition was difficult to enforce because it required a high degree of cooperation from citizens and many parts of the country citizens would not cooperate. After Congress passed the Volstead Act of 1919 which detailed the strict punishments for violating the Eighteenth Amendment it would still not deter citizens. The immigrant
Prohibition was difficult to enforce because it required a high degree of cooperation from citizens and many parts of the country citizens would not cooperate. After Congress passed the Volstead Act of 1919 which detailed the strict punishments for violating the Eighteenth Amendment it would still not deter citizens. The immigrant