The Prohibition Era

This period of time lasted from 1920 until 1933 and it was a period in the U.S where the manufacture, sales and trade or transportation of alcohol was made illegal. 

This was due the alcohol consumption being on the increase after the American revolution. In order to take action against this societies were arranged which were part of the 'Temperance movement' the aim of these societies was to discourage people from becoming intoxicated. The societies first pushed the importance of moderation but in time they realised they were having little effect and so began to focus on trying to completely prohibit alcohol consumption.

By 1916 the Temperance societies had prohibited alcohol consumption in over half of the states of the U.S. In 1919 the 18th amendment prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol. 

This event rose to the involvement of illegal handling of alcohol, people found ways around the prohibition of alcohol and some wealthy individuals aimed to seek profit in the desire of others for alcohol. These individuals would hire people to smuggle alcohol into the country or buy large home made quantities of alcohol. They then opened secret bars allowing people to consume alcohol and socialise. Many of these people were arrested for the handling of illegal goods. 

The period of alcohol Prohibition ending on the 5th of December 1933 making it once again legal to trade and drink alcohol.