One movement significant to the history of the United States was Prohibition. Starting with the 18th Amendment and Volstead Act in 1919, the prohibition of alcohol caused a lot of controversy among American society, including both the government and general population. The implementation of a law that prohibited the drinking, manufacturing, selling, transporting, possession, importing, and exporting of intoxicating alcohol proved to cause several serious drawbacks. The poor regulation of this law and the amount of crime it gave rise to is what led to the repeal of Prohibition.
The regulation of Prohibition, or lack thereof, set the movement up for failure by hindering economic growth, as well as through the absence of enforcement and government
The regulation of Prohibition, or lack thereof, set the movement up for failure by hindering economic growth, as well as through the absence of enforcement and government