Prohibition A Cold Beer On Sunday And You Can t...

Have you just ever wanted to have a cold beer on Sunday and you can’t purchase it? That’s because of the long lasting effects of prohibition. Prohibition didn’t only fase put the purchase of alcohols in the 1920’s but there is still a lingering effect still seen today. From 1920 to 1933, the U.S. was â€Å"without† legal alcohol. But with that, it didn’t mean that there were not illegal sellers of the desired products. With that being said, that is where Jay Gatsby, the main character of The Great Gatsby comes into the topic with his drug stores he operates. Prohibition was a time in the United States that shaped us into the country that we still freely live in today. The everlasting effects are still present today, such as the ban of†¦show more content†¦Anti-Saloon Officers often met with government officials to show to them how alcohol would ruin America’s future. Most government officials agreed with their beliefs, except for one. Governor Herrick from Ohio did not think that Prohibition was a good idea for the United States. He did not support the 18th Amendment that the Anti-Saloon supported and his fellow Republican leaders urged Herrick to not be re-elected The people did not listen and he was elected for another term. With Herrick not supporting this bill, he was casted as a horrible leader. The next Anti-Alcohol group that did not support drinking was the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. The Women’s Temperance Union, or the WCTU, was very interesting. Women were not believed to be socially appropriate to deal with political standings. This was one exception that women were allowed to work with the men. The Temperance group in 1874 and believed that the alcohol made your body impure. WCTU women normally were lower class or middle class families that had direct ties to the protestant churches throughout America. They also believed alcohol would tear apart their families and destroy their lives. WCTU women did many things to rid alcohol such as; breaking into saloons and destroying the inventory present. Not many people participated in their acts and the WCTU women weren’t satisfied. Finally, the last main group in