In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s two groups called Women’s Christian Temperance Union and Anti-Saloon League were against drinking alcohols, they were in favour of prohibition. Because they thought beers and liquors were better use in providing food for the soldiers and they thought it wasn’t fair for soldiers because people were drinking and partying back home sweet home, while soldiers are fighting and dying on the bloody battlefield.
Through pressure, the government of the United Stateds made law called Volstead Act, which they illegalize manufacturing and selling alcohols.
But this is where the negative effects of the law begins, many people who needed to get drink used their imagination to create home made alcohols, but homemade recipes were dangerous to drink because it has poisonous substances, fuel oils and cause internal bleeding, paralysing or even kill the drinker.
And other negative effect were the rise of gangsters. After people discovered that home made alcohol was not wise, they had to find other way to get drinks. salons disguised a Private association, known as speakeasies, led to the rise of gangsters such as “Scarface”, who made $60 million by bootlegging, gambling, prostitution and drugs.
As the result, Prohibition started with good reasons, but left negative results, such as people dying while drinking home made alcohols and led to the rise of gangsters.