The Downside of Prohibition. Prohibition  There have been multiple movements to get alcohol out of American society  crime was very high and most was.

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The Downside of Prohibition

Prohibition  There have been multiple movements to get alcohol out of American society  crime was very high and most was connected to alcohol  men would spend too much time and money at the saloon away from the family and their responsibilities  Several groups pushed to get alcohol out of American society (also called Temperance)  Women’s groups led the push  religious groups wanted to end the sins created by alcohol  Progressives wanted to clean up society

Taxes are the Key  Prohibition was not a possibility in the U.S. before 1913  Before 1913 the U.S. gov’t was dependent on alcohol taxes, so it could not afford to lose this source of revenue  The prohibition supporters understood this and pushed hard for the 16 th Amendment (the income tax amendment) in order to allow for prohibition

What does Prohibition do???  Prohibition made the manufacturing, transportation, and sale of alcohol illegal  this was the 18 th Amendment (went into effect Jan. 1920)  did not make it illegal to drink it made it near impossible to get alcohol  Vlosted Act was created to define what an “intoxicating liquor” was  intoxicating meant more than.5% alcohol by volume

PROBLEM  Many Americans were not willing to accept this new amendment  Illegal alcohol became a major part of America  Bootleggers would illegally produce and sell alcohol (name came from flasks that would be hidden in boots)  Bathtub Gin was a liquor made by people in their houses

Organized Crime  Organized Crime groups became the main suppliers of alcohol during Prohibition  they had the resources and the morals to do this  they get alcohol from illegal or foreign producers  they often controlled the establishments that would sell the alcohol as well  they had better weapons than the law and could win a shootout  They made incredible amounts of money doing this  estimated that Capone’s gang made in the $50 million range in their better years ($800 M in today’s money)  money was used to pay off officials to look the other way

Crime and Violence  The Crime Gangs used violence to take out anybody who came on their “turf”  it was an unwritten rule to not go after law enforcement but this was not always followed  from time to time law enforcement would be targeted if they were not cooperating with the gangs ***It was when they went after authorities that led the authorities to crack down on gangs

Alcohol Crackdown?  It evidently was very difficult for the Feds to crack down on the illegal alcohol scene  many charges were brought but few convictions  One method of taking down big bootleggers was to go after them for tax evasion  they made tons of money yet govt had no record of them paying taxes  some were allowed to pay back taxes and go others like Capone were made an example of and were imprisoned for failure to pay taxes

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