Prohibition caused much controversy in the 1920s. The 18th Amendment was passed on January 16, 1920 and Title II, Section 3 of the National Prohibition Act states that "No person shall, after the date on which the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States comes into force, make, sell , barter, transport, import, export, deliver, furnish or possess any intoxicating liquor except as authorized herein.” (United States Constitution). Prohibition opened up many great business opportunities in the illegal marketing of alcohol. People who took advantage of this opportunity were known as “Bootleggers”. With the enactment of this law, organized crime was established, allowing men like Al Capone to capitalize and earn millions. He and many others took a stand against the government and at the same time profited enormously from it. Supporters of the temperance movement led to the creation of the “Volstead Act” which was later changed to the 18th Amendment and prohibitionists who believed that drinking alcohol was both unethical and unethical. With this law, speakeasies and underground bars were born. These were illegally set up places where witches sold alcohol. The problem with the 18th Amendment was that it only prohibited the distribution and sale of alcohol, not the consumption. The ban was both enforceable and unpopular. (Capone: The Man and His Age). Law enforcement in every state was unable to control the massive amount of illegal acts involving alcohol. When it came to engaging in this illegal part of society there was no diversity. Everyone from the president to politicians to policemen looked the other way when they encountered alcohol sales. With there... middle of paper... for most people during Prohibition. This being illegal causes a lot of hatred against the government. It wasn't just gangsters who took a stand for what all of America believed in. Even though Prohibition ended and the 18th Amendment failed, the Mafia was there to stay and grew in size over the next 60 years. The Mafia began in 1931. On February 20, 1933, the 21st Amendment was enacted. He repealed the 18th Amendment and ended Prohibition. The reason for this was that the 18th Amendment was extremely difficult to police and enforce. It had done the opposite of what it was established to do. Instead of decreasing, the alcohol business has increased dramatically. Although there have been many police raids, this has not even taken a step into the illegal field. There were said to be around 100,000 speakeasies in New York City alone. (Nishi)