IN WHAT WAYS DID PROHIBITON CHANGE US SOCIETY IN THE 1920s?

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IN WHAT WAYS DID PROHIBITON CHANGE US SOCIETY IN THE 1920s?

During the 1920s women were against men who consumed alchol.therefore prohibition of alcohol was introduced to reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems and improve health and hygiene in America. Since drinking led to domestic violence, prohibiton was also introduced to solve various social problems such as prostitution and child labour.

When the Prohibition Act was passed its supporters thought that the effects would be less domestic violence and better efficiency at work. However, after prohibition came into effect; alcohol became more dangerous to consume and crime increased and became organized. Since alcohol was illegal people seemed to need it more than ever. It became increasingly easy to get hold of alcohol. People either used to go to the doctors or speakeasies that were illegal bars, made their own alcohol or began to smuggle which led to more crime and violence or sold it.

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Crime had increased so badly that even the government was corrupted. Politicians began to have business with gangsters because it was a easy way to make money. Society began to change into a corrupt one. Kids were brought up in a law breaking society. Lawyers, judges, police and government officials were paid bribes by the gangsters to ignore the issue of alcohol production and illegal bars.eg.Federal Agent Izzy Einstein lost his job in 1925 because he raided 21 club which was a politician’s bar.

To make matters worse the federal agents who were meant to look out ...

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