The 18th Amendment or the Prohibition amendment of the United States Constitution banned the sale, distribution, and making of all alcoholic beverages. It was passed on December 18, 1917 and was later ratified on January 16,1919. This is when the movement finally reached its apex. Prohibition proved difficult to enforce and failed to have the intended effect of eliminating crime. (History.com) The drinking age was 18 after it got changed from 21. Religious groups believed drunkenness was a threat to the nation, so they worked hard to create this amendment. This movement was know as revivalism and also inspired people to end slavery. Prohibition was known as the noble experiment. Although the motives of the eighteenth amendment were