Prohibiton

Gansters in taking profits in selling liquor



This basically ment that only alcholo for medical useage was allowed. This of course was undertaken by people who thought that alcohol consumption was immoral and bad for society. But did it work? Well of course not and in fact it lead to more government growth, increased murder rates, and of course Al Capone just to name one gangster. During Prohibition murder and other rates went up.

Gangsters wanted turf of where they could sell their alcohol. this caused many tensions between gang members causing gang wars.

Even though the sale of alcohol was illegal, alcoholic drinks were still widely available at "speakeasies" and other underground drinking establishments. Many people also kept private bars to serve their guests. Large quantities of alcohol were smuggled in from Canada, overland and via the Great Lakes.

Legal and illegal home brewing was popular during Prohibition. Limited amounts of wine and hard cider were permitted to be made at home. Some commercial wine was still produced in the U.S., but was only available through government warehouses for use in religious ceremonies, mainly for communion. "Malt and hop" stores popped up across the country and some former breweries turned to selling malt extract syrup, ostensibly for baking and "beverage" purposes.