Effect of Prohibition

People couldn’t resist alcohol still so many “Speakeasies” were set up. Gangsters and crimes profited by selling the more expensive drinks when alcohol became illegal. Actually, there were more speakeasies during Prohibition than the legal saloons before this law set up!

The poster show the speakeasy

Some people made their own stills, “Bootleg”, and also “Moonshine” which was harmful to drink. If the police ever caught one, they often got bribed and some pretended that they didn’t notice in case a group of gangster or Mafia, who armed with guns ran the illegal saloons.

In fact, Prohibition decreased the consumption of alcohol. Prohibition reduced the annual per capita consumption from 9.8litres (2.6gallons) of alcohol to 3.7litres (0.97gallons) in the end. Prohibition also increased the crime rate during 1920s.

Speakeasies were the illegal saloons, setting up for the people who couldn’t resist alcohol. To enter these illegal saloons, password was required and the saloonkeeper wouldn’t open the door for unidentified people.

Bootlegger, the one who sold liquors illegally.

Bootleg, illegal stills

Moonshine, type of homemade whiskey; harmful to drink.

Prohibition and Crime

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