Prohibition-6

Brian O'Flaherty Matt Mosca Dan Hayden

-In the 1910's, the Women's Christian Temperance Union pushed for the ban of alcohol. -There goals were to protect families, woman, and children from the effects of alcohol abuse. -In 1920, the temperance act became in effect and Federal Prohibition agents were given the task to enforce it. -There challenge was to prevent the sale of alcohol that was distributed through 'speakeasies', underground drinking establishments. -The alcohol was smuggled mostly from Canada, by land or over the Great Lakes. -Alcohol transportation was organized by the gangsters, who profited from the mass amounts of people who drank illegally during this era. -In 1933, legislation was passed to lift the ban on alcohol by decision of the state. By 1966, all states had repealed the act and alcohol consumption was legal in every state. Women's Christian Temperance Movement.