Prohibition Act of 1919, which stated the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. It was supposedly established to eliminate or reduce at its maximum the alcohol consumption, which was seen as a destructive force in families and marriages; also, because government wanted to prevent accidents that occurred when people were under alcohol influence; and because employers wanted to increase industrial production and extend working hours. But it could be called a ‘failed Act,’ because, it achieved almost nothing of what it was supposed to. Citizens should not be prohibited to do certain things, or to act in a specific manner; on the contrary, they should be taught how to stay away from those things or how to react in certain situations they might be exposed to. The Prohibition Act of 1919, didn’t stop people from drinking, selling and transporting alcohol, instead, it created …show more content…
To attack this, a several groups of societies were organized as part of a new Temperance Movement which main purpose was to dissuade people from becoming intoxicated. At first, these organizations only sought drinking in moderation, but after several decades, the movement major goal evolved to total prohibition of alcohol consumption. The Temperance Movement found alcohol guilty of many society’s ills, especially crimes and murders. Places such as saloons (social haven for men who lived in the still untamed west, were viewed by many, especially women as a place of debauchery and evil). Affiliates to the Temperance Movement urged, would stop husbands from spending all of the money or income the family depended on in alcohol, and prevent accidents in workplace provoked by employers who drank during