Prohibiton

During the early 1800's, alcohol consumption was increasing and people who didn't drink were looked upon with suspicion. Eventually, the consumption of alcohol was so bad that states started to ban alcohol. This lead to the start of anti-alcohol school education programs and the danger of alcohol abuse started to educate the younger people. By the early 1900's, the US government started to promote prohibiton and stop the abuse of alcohol. The 18th amendment was passed on August 1,1917 and the Volstead Act enforced the amendment which prohibited the manufacture, distribution or sale of alcohol in the US after January 16, 1920. Although the crime rate increased when alcohol was banned, it lowered absenteeism ,alcoholism and birth defects. This cartoon helps explain prohibiton because it shows a man sitting in a chair with a newpaper stating that 34 people died from alcohol and it shows what kind of affects alcohol presented. Also, this cartoon explains why the US government promoted prohibiton because the abuse of alochol started to take a toll on the US people and the consumption of alcohol was starting to get out of control.