It's safe to say that the government's ban against alcohol did greater damage than good.In 1920 the 18th amendment went into effect, effectively banning the sale,creation,and consumption of alcohol, which stemmed from the government's wishes to lower crime and violence in American lives,in reality it did the exact opposite. Many who still wished to drink turned to those with connections to organized crime,who easily got the goods that where in demand.Also along with the rise of American dependency on organized crime,there also came Speakeasies-bars that sold illegal alcohol- where the public could easily enjoy their illegal beverages outside the comfort of their home and also have a good time. Violence stemmed form unemployment caused by the closing of alcohol related businesses. Also fight over control of the trade of alcohol rose amongst criminal gangs. Organized crime may not have flourished in the 1920s had not been for the prohibition of alcohol causing american people to turn to others for the needs.
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