The 18th Amendment banned alcohol in the United States. Many people were outraged and still wanted to drink. Religious groups protested and said it was the "Devil's drink." This was one of the main reasons that it was made illegal.
The 18th Amendment ran into a plethora of issues. For one, it was hard to enforce this law because of the few police officers in towns. Many people were able to get away with it. Also, when the police found alcohol, they poured it out and arrested you for having an illegal substance. All this did was make people want to make more of it and chase their vice. Organized crime came about as a result of the rebellion towards the Prohibition.
Some people came up with pretty ingenious ideas of hiding alcohol. Sometimes it would be hidden in plain sight or in the last place a person would look for it. Alcohol was hidden in gas and water tanks, milk jugs, and sometimes by saying it's just water.
The 18th Amendment ran into a plethora of issues. For one, it was hard to enforce this law because of the few police officers in towns. Many people were able to get away with it. Also, when the police found alcohol, they poured it out and arrested you for having an illegal substance. All this did was make people want to make more of it and chase their vice. Organized crime came about as a result of the rebellion towards the Prohibition.
Some people came up with pretty ingenious ideas of hiding alcohol. Sometimes it would be hidden in plain sight or in the last place a person would look for it. Alcohol was hidden in gas and water tanks, milk jugs, and sometimes by saying it's just water.