ProhibitionintheU.S.1919-1933ByCola&Rondo&SpencerProhibitionintheU.S.LegislationsProhibitionintheU.S.Definition•ProhibitionintheUnitedStates,sometimesreferredtoastheNobleExperiment,wasanationalbanonthemanufacture,transportationandsaleofalcoholandalcoholicbeverages,inplacefrom1920to1933.ProhibitionintheU.S.•InAmericanhistorythetermProhibitionreferstotheperiodbetween1919and1933duringwhichthesaleandmanufacturingofalcoholicdrinksweremadeillegalbytheEighteenthAmendmentratifiedonJanuary16,1919andtheVolsteadActonOctober28,1919.ProhibitionbeganonJanuary16,1920whentheEighteenthAmendmentwentintoeffect.Detroitpoliceinspectingequipmentfoundinaclandestineundergroundbrewery.ProhibitionintheU.S.BetterWorld???NO!!!ProhibitionintheU.S.OrganizedcrimecorruptionTaxevasionspeakeasygangstersBootleggingBadimpactsBootlegging(rumrunner)a.Peoplealwayshidillegalliquorinsidebootstoavoidinspection.b.Promptedbyhugeprofits,smugglingofillegalliquorbecamerampant.Gangstersa.Organizedcrimetookcontrolofthedistributionofalcohol.b.Theyusedviolencewaysinrivalswithopposinggangs.Corruptiona.Gangswererichenoughtobribeunderpaidandunderstaffedlawenforcementpersonnelandpayforexpensivelawyers.Taxa.By1930,anillegalalcoholbeverageindustrymadeanaverageof$3billionperyearinillegaluntaxedincome.Speakeasya.By1925,NewYorkhad100,000speakeasies.RepealOnDecember5th,1933,theTwenty-firstAmendmentwasratified,inwhichalcoholicbeveragesmaybelegallysoldinsomecitiesorcounties.TheTwenty-firstAmendmentConclusion•ITWASAFAILURE:Duringprohibitionthemurderratewasthehighestinrecenthistory,somesupportersopenlyadmitteditsfailure.•ITWON’TRETURN:ThealcoholindustrydiditsbesttoreducethechancethatProhibitionwouldreturn.ProhibitionintheU.S.MorepicturepostersandphotosduringprohibitionProhibitionintheU.S.ProhibitionintheU.S.ProhibitionintheU.S.DemocraticcultureProhibitionintheU.S.Actually,thepeopledrinkwon’tbeillegal,theillegalthingswillbehappenedafterdrinking.Forexample,holdagunisnotillegal,butsomepeoplecommitacrimewhentheholdagun.Similarly,alotofpeopleinUSAdoesn’tliketoholdagun,butmostofthepeopleopposetoprohibitthegun,becauseholdgunsisarightthatthecivilofUnitedStatehas,it’scannotbedeprivedbythegovernment,becauseoncethere’saprecedent,theproblemthatwillhappenwillbemuchmoreseriousthanashooting.Aftertheprohibition,nowtheAmericanrealizetherightisthethemostimportantthing,thepeopleknowstherightisthefirst,andtheharmisthesecond.CocktailCulture--CubalibreProhibitionintheU.S.AccountsoftheinventionoftheCubaLibrevary.Oneaccountclaimsthatthedrink(SpanishforFreeCuba)wasinventedinHavana,Cubaaround1901/1902.PatriotsaidingCubaduringtheSpanish–AmericanWar—and,later,expatriatesavoidingProhibition—regularlymixedrumandcolaasahighballandatoasttothisCaribbeanisland.Speakeasy•DuringtheProhibitionperiod,theold-time“menonly”cornersaloonswerereplacedbythousandsofspeakeasies,”eachwithitstinywindowthroughwhichthethirstyspokesoftlybeforethebarreddoorwasopened.Hardliquor,especiallythecocktail,wasdrunkinstaggeringvolumebybothmenandwomen.Thedisreputablespeakeasiesgainedtheirnamefromthefactthatapatronhadto“speakeasy”andconvincethedoormantoletthemin.Hisjobwastokeepoutanyonethatlookedliketheyweredryagents;agentshadnoforced-entryrightsatall,andsocouldnotbreakintoajointifthedoormanrefusedthementry.ProhibitionintheU.S.TheMayflowerClubwasconsideredtheswankiestspeakeasyinWashington,DC.Itofferedliquorandgambling.NewYork's21ClubwasaProhibition-eraspeakeasy.ThespeakeasytodayHollywoodmoviethemeTheprohibitionhasaffectedmanypartsofthiscountry,andtheHollywoodalsousethisforthereferenceoftheMafiafilm.Forexample,mymostlikedfilm--OnceUponaTimeinAmerica.ProhibitionintheU.S.JingyuChen,XJTUBySpencerMUSICProhibitionintheU.S.JingyuChen,XJTU28ThreemaintypesSongsforworkersNegrospiritualsJazzProhibitionintheU.S.JingyuChen,XJTU29SongsforWorkersAffectedbythelabormovementinU.S.ProhibitionintheU.S.JingyuChen,XJTU30NegroSpiritualsReligionsAmericanCivilWarProhibitionintheU.S.JingyuChen,XJTU31JazzBasedonShuffleAsAmericanasapplepieProhibitionintheU.S.JingyuChen,XJTU32FamousMusiciansStephenCollinsFosterF.HopkinsonProhibitionintheU.S.JingyuChen,XJTU33Thanksforyourlistening!