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The Womens Christian Temperance Union pushed for the amendment saying it would lead to less abuse in the family.
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Enough State Legislatures passed the 18th amendment. The 36th state, Utah, passed the prohibition amendment to the constitution.
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Following the ratification of the amendment, prohibition begins and the manufacture, sale and distribution of alcholic beverages is banned. You can still drink what you had at your disposal. The amendment did not state you couldn't drink alcohol.
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During prohibition people still wanted their alcohol, but it was too risky to get it yourself. The solution? Bootleggers. These armed men and women drove modified cars delivering alcohol and outrunning the cops.
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Al Capone in Chicago, Tom Dennison in Omaha and many other people across the nation begin there legacy controlling the alcohol flow into cities. These men made hundreds of thousands of dollars from there criminal enterprises. They would do anything to get alcohol where they wanted it to go.
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On January 17th the law that enforces the 18th amendment was created that provides consequences for breaking the ban on alcohol.
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When Prohibition was introduced, I hoped that it would be widely supported by public opinion and the day would soon come when the evil effects of alcohol would be recognized. I have slowly and reluctantly come to believe that this has not been the result. Instead, drinking has generally increased; the speakeasy has replaced the saloon; a vast army of lawbreakers has appeared; many of our best citizens have openly ignored Prohibition; respect for the law has been greatly lessened." John D. Rocke.
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In Febuary Congress proposed the end of prohibition. As more and more Americans favored the end of prohibition the support grew in Congress. The governmnet also saw this as a chance to make money because the country was flat broke.
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On December 5th, the 21st amendment was ratified ending prohibition. Some states still went "dry" for many years to come
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Mississippi finally ratifies the 21st amendment to the constitution. It was one of the last "dry" states in the country.
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Until 1987 Kansas had a ban on public bars in state lines. The state legislature finally voted to lift the ban and suceeded.
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The Supreme Court upheld some federal highway funds from South Dakota because people could buy alcohol under the age of 21 in the stste.
