Why the 18th Amendment Was a Failure
Essay title: Why the 18th Amendment Was a Failure
An attempt to ban booze in America, called the prohibition act; was by many accounts a big failure in history its self. the 18th amendment to the was
eventually repealed in 1933. in between 1920 and 1933 when the 18th amendment was lifted many people would smuggle booze into America. there were secret
bars called “speak easys” where you needed to know a pass word to get into the place, if you did not know it or simply forgot it you could not go in and drink.
there where people called “boot leggers” who would hide a bottle of booze in there pants leg till they got it too a safe spot. many things happened during 1920 and 1933 like the depression. what stands out is the St. Valentines day massacre where a gang who was smuggling in booze trick another gang into a place and killed them all just so that they wouldnt have any competitors when it came to smuggling booze. If you worked with people like that it wasnt a safe thing to do; many people died smuggling booze into America. there is no way anyone even now a days could fully take away booze. you will always