During the years 1919 and 1933, the United States performed under new legislation. At this time, the First World War was coming to an end when all the changes went into action. The collective voice of several states prompted Congress to spring into action. Thus, came the creation of the 18th Amendment. It outlawed the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages. There were some exceptions to this rule, however, the new amendment did not include the consumption of alcohol. Another act had to pass to enforce the new law, the Volstead Act came into effect. It banned wine and beer, two substances with lower alcohol quantities. This era that swept through the United States, is called the Prohibition Era. Though, if done differently, the country could have wept solid benefits. Instead, individual American states were in charge of enforcing the new laws. Despite the intentions behind Prohibition, it further corrupted American society by increasing homicide rates, alcohol consumption and the unwillingness of lawmakers and other individuals to follow the new guidelines.…show more content… For instance, whether alcohol was legalized or banned contributed greatly to the data concerning homicides. In the year 1920, the homicide rates were nearing 7 per 100,000 people (U.S. Bureau of Census 1970). Throughout the Prohibition Era, these rates only began to climb even higher. Towards the dissolvement of Prohibition, the homicide rates in the United States began to decline and continued to do so because of the reintroduction of alcohol throughout the nation. The various levels of homicide rates that follow the events occurring during this time only further the opinion that it was a cause of corruption in the
