Political Effects
-Hypocritical legislators supported Prohibition while they themselves were secretly drinkers
-International tensions heightened because of liquor smuggling
-Alcohol made illegal by the Eighteenth Amendment, which was backed up by the Volstead Act
-International tensions heightened because of liquor smuggling
-Alcohol made illegal by the Eighteenth Amendment, which was backed up by the Volstead Act
Social Effects
-Young people and old people alike thought it 'smart' to bootleg liquor
-Only those who didn't drink were employed since some businesses didn't hire drinkers
-Crime rate increased because of gang and black market activity
-Only those who didn't drink were employed since some businesses didn't hire drinkers
-Crime rate increased because of gang and black market activity
Economic Effects
-People got rich selling liquor/ saved money by not drinking
-'Speakeasies' (which were, in essence, secret bars selling alcohol) flourished
-Moonshiners made their own alcohol, often in dangerously strong concentrations
-'Speakeasies' (which were, in essence, secret bars selling alcohol) flourished
-Moonshiners made their own alcohol, often in dangerously strong concentrations