The Theme for our semester long blog is "Spirits" the drinking type.

Welcome to our blog. In this semester long blog we will share our opinions on how "Spirits" (Beer, Alcohol) have evolved thru the past, present and future, including views on the impact on Society, a Cultural view, and the Scientific perspective. We hope that you will enjoy our blog.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Prohibition





Before Prohibition, many states had laws regulating alcohol. Alcoholism was thought to be the cause of high crime and low morals. Moderation was not often practiced, causing the government to enforce stricter policies.


The Volstead Act was passed October 28, 1919. This Act stated that any beverage over half a percent alcohol, was to be illegal.

FACT: Exceptions were made for medical needs.

Prohibition was brought into effect January 16, 1920, brought into effect under the 18th Amendment of the Constitution. The ban on manufacturing, sale, and delivery of alcohol led to underground breweries and "moonshine". Surprisingly, the consumption of alcohol was not banned. Because of this, many people purchased gigantic quantities before Prohibition went into effect.

The 21st Amendment eliminated Prohibition on December 5, 1933.

FACT: This is the only time an Amendment has been repealed.











"Prohibition", Rosenthal, Jennifer. 20.Feb. 2011

"Prohibition in the 1920's". 20. Feb. 2011







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4 comments:

  1. Sean GosnerFebruary 25, 2011 at 12:11 AM

    I personally believe alcohol is more bad than good and it should be thrown away and illegal, but then again it would only make people want it more and people will still find a way to get it and drink it, so it can never be stopped. It’s funny though how something such as this can drastically cause an uprising and change a cultural perspective such as it did when they actually prohibited it.

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  2. Monica GuimaraesMarch 2, 2011 at 11:35 PM

    I completely agree with the last picture on your post that says "Remember Prohibition? It doesn't work." When you tell people they can't do something, that's exactly when they do it. I don't quite understand the point of alcohol. There are no benefits to drinking, but when it's prohibited it's like having a banner saying "DRINK MORE HERE!" For those who do like to drink, I don't think I'd be too happy with the prohibition.

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  3. ChristinaMarch 4, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    I have never been on prohibition and never want to be. I feel as though the only reason why alcohol was never banned is because many in the consitiution and in the society loved drinking. Plus why ban it when they can make money off of it?

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  4. Maryna March 4, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    When I came to the United States, I was 20 years old. I came to this country on my own. And I had to work. I could get married. However, I was not allowed to buy alcohol. That was a little strange feeling because technically the United States laws did allow people to get married and to have kids, but prohibited buying alcoholic drinks. In the majority of European countries, however, the “drinking” age is not 21, but 18. And I think that it makes a little more sense.

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