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D. A decrease in alcoholism and an increase in organized crime
Further Explanation-
One of the most interesting facts about the Eighteenth Amendment Act was that it was the product of the social and moral consciousness that arose as a result of the efforts of the temperance movement. The temperance movement largely visualized the consumption of alcohol as the cause of all social and moral degeneration that occurred throughout American society. The temperance movement was organized mostly on a religious connotation, i.e. harnessing the religious authority of the Church, and the Protestants, to raise awareness against the sale and consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and other harmful drugs, which were known to cloud a human’s capability of sound judgment and sense of morality, leading him or her to participate in illicit activities such as corruption, prostitution, domestic abuse, homicides, etc.
Through the Eighteenth Amendment Act, the United States Administration sought to control, limit and ultimately prohibit the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol, throughout all the States of USA. The spirit of the Eighteenth Amendment Act was to remove social and moral degeneration, which was commendable, however, there were several loopholes. There were no provisions that ensured the enactment of the Eighteenth Amendment Act. The Amendment certainly was effective in reducing the sale and consumption of alcohol; however, it did not make it punishable by law. This loophole was attempted to be rectified by the Federal Government with the introduction of the Volstead Act, which enforced the laws. However, the Federal prohibition on production, sale, and consumption of alcohol could not be entirely affected, leading to organized crime through illegal channels, underground drug lords, bootlegging and illegal establishments that sold alcoholic drinks. The rise of organized crimes led to the decline of law and order in society, leading to public opinion turning against Prohibition. Following the ineffectiveness of the Eighteenth Act, it was revoked in entirety by the Twenty-First Amendment Act in 1933.
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Answer Details-
Grade- High School
Chapter- The Reconstruction Era after the First World War
Subject- History
Keywords-
Temperance movement, prohibition, alcohol, social and moral degeneration, bootlegging, organized crime, violence, Volstead Act.
