A Bit of History Did not Last Long

 The 18th Amendment abolished the sale or manufacture of alcohol in the United States. This amendment was later repealed (taken back/erased). 

On December 18th , 1917 the prohibition of alcohol in the United States was proposed. The proposed bill became a new amendment on January 16, 1919 However, it would be repealed by the 21st amendment on December 5, 1933. 

Why was the 18th amendment created:

The need for the 18th amendment came from decades of trying to create a temperance movement. It was believed if a ban was put on the sale of alcohol the issue of poverty and other societal issues would go away. The amendment made the acts of production, transport and slae of any intoxicating liquors illegal. What many did not know is that it did not outlaw the consumption of alcohol. 

Following the passing of the amendment the government set out to declare all wine, beer and other alcoholic specialties illegal. Enforcing the law and new amendment would prove to be very hard to do. Individuals would begin to make money by those that desired these alcoholic beverages. Bootlegging or rum running as well as speakeasies became very popular social sites. The popular opinion was turning against prohibition and in 1932 presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt ran on the step to repeal the 18th Amendment Eventually in 1933 the amendment was repealed. .

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