...Anthony Peebles HIST 1302 Jared Ingram Never Ending War The United States has been involved in several wars and have declared itself the winner in most. There has been civil wars and world wars that have taken troops around the globe to defend democracy and freedom. America has stood up for those whose human and civil rights were threatened, we have supplied small armies with the funds, equipment, and intelligence needed to defeat the enemy. America has a great track record at defeating its enemy and making sure they don’t show their heads anymore, but since being declared an enemy publicly in 1971 this enemy continues to deliver major blows to America and its citizens. This enemy is not a nation of communist, an insane dictator, or a group of extremist, this enemy is drugs. The war on drugs has been the biggest and longest war in my lifetime. Although Richard Nixon is known for launching what we consider the modern day war on drugs, this war was started several years prior to Nixon becoming President of the United States. Some local laws against drugs where established as early as 1860. The first national law was the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914. This act was to provide registration to all that dealt in the services of opium and coca leaves. Coca leaves once extracted provides the bases for cocaine. In this time cocaine was not illegal and was often prescribed by doctors to patients for ailments such as common headaches or colds. Unknowingly those patients became addicted...
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...the United States between 1920 and 1933. Prohibition/ the 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacture and distribution (but not consumption) of alcohol. Prohibition divided the nation in two. “Dry” versus “Wets”. Dry’s were those who supported prohibition, and “Wets” opposed the law. There were a couple of factors behind prohibition being approved. Firstly, World War I played a major role. With the United States fighting against Germany, tension against Germans began to spread. Rising xenophobia aided the passing of prohibition because the majority of liquor manufactures were German, so banning alcohol would negatively affect Germans. The Anti-Saloon, Women’s Rights and religion also played a major role in passing the 18th Amendment; as well as the NAACP, WCTU, the KKK, and the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World). (Prohibition, 2009)...
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...Festivals have become ubiquitous in Australia, with hundreds held each year. An event such as midnight mafia is representing the hard dance scene. Midnight Mafia stands as a popular overnight indoor festival that happens mid-April every year, located in Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Showground. The door opens from 9pm till 6am. Tickets have 3 releases, first, second and final release which is $5 more expensive each time. Eg. 1st release- $115 2nd Release- $125 3rd Release- $135 Midnight Mafia is created by a HSU (harder styles united) playing all hard dance music with famous international line-ups. Midnight Mafia has got a gangster and mafia theme for the event and every artist partakes a nickname as the Hitmen, The godfather, The Gambler, The...
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...Prohibition: the Eighteenth Amendment The PBS documentary Prohibition (2011) by Ken Burns is a thorough look at the 18th amendment including the history behind the amendment and the problems encountered while attempting to enforce the amendment. It also offers some insight as to the reasons that the amendment was so unsuccessful at stopping alcohol consumption and explains the path to its eventual repeal. Today it’s difficult to imagine the circumstances that would have brought about prohibition into existence. However, Burns does a great job about laying down the contexts under which prohibition was allowed to come into fruition in the U.S. As we have learned in class laws are a reflection of societies and the people that inhabit the societies....
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...Before these restrictions became federal law, the Temperance Movement pushed for states to pass what were known as dry laws. The movement gained so much support that only a few years before World War I, twenty six states had passed dry laws. The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in 1919 and prohibited the sale, manufacture, or transportation of alcoholic beverages (Vile). The eighteenth amendment was challenged soon after its adoption as an unconstitutional interference with state police powers. This argument was rejected by the Supreme Court. Although the Supreme Court had already made decision, critics still held their perspective of the unconstitutional federal intrusion and felt that control was best left to the state (Vile). The eighteenth amendment prohibited the use of alcohol. However it failed to stop alcohol consumption. Because it was now illegal, it became affiliated with organized crime. Crime groups became providers of alcohol (Vile). Organized crime groups began to sell alcohol to speakeasies. Speakeasies were places of social drinking and became quite popular and profitable (Vile). Often hidden within a building of a legitimate business, speakeasies were a place for socializing and alcohol could be obtained within...
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...Taking things away from people never seems to stop them from obtaining the object they want. The 18th amendment, passed in the 1920s, only proves how relentless people are. The 18th amendment created prohibition, or the act of making alcohol illegal. However, since alcohol was everywhere, this amendment did nothing but increase organized crime and consumption of alcohol. Because of the historic events shown, I disagree with Earl Rochester when he states that people who want to drink need to have a license to do so. The idea of an alcohol license is quite insane. In a way people already have a license for alcohol: the driver’s license. Driver’s license are used to show ages and birthdays to the person selling the alcoholic beverages. People...
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...Expansions? The amendments of the early 20th century were a crucial breeding ground for the development of how government and citizens saw their roles. Religious groups and women preached toward anti-alcoholic sentiments and brought about the 18th amendment. Many states prior to this had already banned alcohol sales and it was considered a state matter that government shouldn’t interfere with. This amendment, although morally right, was more of a volatile infringement on American standards that had been around since the Mayflower. Government officials ended up accepting bribes, alcohol that was sold illegally often killed buyers from poisonous elements used in home distillery, and the mafia began to establish stronger footholds...
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...In the 200+ year history of the United States, only one amendment, the 18th, has been repealed. The 18th amendment looked to prohibit the use, manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages. In order to fix some of America’s problems- such as corruption, abuse, crime, unemployment, and worker safety, most Americans, 80% of them, pushed for and achieved prohibition. However, America eventually repealed the 18th. The main factors when it came to this decision were an increase in crime, weak enforcement of the law and lack of respect for it, and economic reasons. Due to prohibition, crime had become rampant in America. Cartoonist Winsor McCay illustrates this problem perfectly. As long as the US government, Uncle Sam, supports...
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...beginning of the eighteenth century, early colonists have attempted to control the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States. Prominent people like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin were once leading figures in the Temperance movements that started in early Colonial times. The first temperance society in the United States was begun in New York in 1808 which begun a long battle between reformers and the American public for years to come. The modern movement for prohibition had its main growth in the United States and developed largely as of the agitation of the nineteenth century temperance movements (Colliers Encyclopedia 97). When World War I began the idea of prohibition was thought to be a way to keep the country patriotic and at the same time strong. A phrase that was commonly heard was “A drunk worker is not a productive worker” (McDonnel 394). Prohibition proved to be very difficult to enforce and at the same time the overall effect did more harm to the United States than good. In the United States constitution, amendment eighteen which was passed in 1919 stated that “ After one year from the ratification of this article, the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverages purposes is hereby prohibited.” Throughout this period of time when the amendment was in effect it...
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...Prohibition: the Cultural War of the 20th Century The legal ban on the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol, within the United States, otherwise known as Prohibition, began with the ratification of the 18th Amendment in 1919. In this essay I will talk about Prohibition and explain why it was so effective and talk about the prohibitionist side. I will talk about how who the prohibitionists were, and what did they seek to accomplish through prohibition and also, what strategies the prohibitionists adopted to carry out their agenda, and why and how were they successful. The prohibitionists were someone who supported the laws that made the production and sale of alcohol illegal in the United States. Many people wanted to get rid of the sale and transportation of alcohol because some saw it as being dangerous. It all started when these prohibitionists formed the Anti-Saloon League. Including men and women, this league wanted to get rid of alcohol for many reasons. Prohibitionists came from all over the country looking to put Prohibition into effect. According to the video, “The Time is Now”, people like Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford were even prohibitionist became they believed that alcohol was making their workers less effective and couldn’t give it their all because they were always drunk. So, these prohibitionists had to create a movement where they could get support from the people and get their votes to put prohibition into effect. One group who helped this work is...
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...During prohibition it was never illegal to drink alcohol you were just not allowed to drink it. Prohibition was a time were alcohol was banned by the 18 amendment and the volstead act said what you could and couldn't do with it. This period went on for 13 years during the 1920's and 1930's in America but was repealed in 1933. Why was prohibition repealed? I believe prohibition was repealed because of crime, weak law enforcement and the economy. The first reason prohibition was repealed was because it of crime. During prohibition crime rates went up from 0.006 percent of people murdered to 0.01 percent of people murdered. Not including murder other crime rates went up bootleggers, racketeers and dope sellers took advantage of prohibition...
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...believed that alcohol devoted to society’s corruption and immoralities. Therefore, individuals and/or groups began to work in unions to outlaw alcohol. Religious groups and conservatives especially favored the liquor ban due to their beliefs. With this reasoning, they characterized immigrants as alcoholics to favor their cause. Therefore, a great number of states passed the anti-alcohol law. Although in the other hand, people that were against this liquor ban somewhat compromised with the law. They started smuggling alcohol, which followed to being a criminal empire inclusive of gangsters. New opportunities were finally achievable for women in the 1920s. Women were finally allowed to do most jobs that were already possible for men. The 19th Amendment was also passed, allowing women to finally vote and run for office. Although they were compensated less money for the same jobs, this was still a development for the women of America. More women were also getting educated as the numbers advanced within women going to college. Although, as good as it sounds, there is not that great of a change for the women in our community. Most women are still getting paid less for the same job a man is performing. Whether it is career wise, or in sports, women are still questioned to what their potential is. Unfortunately, we still face this challenge as we are still fighting for equality and rights. There has always been a debate between science and religious beliefs. This is why the Scopes Trial was...
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...The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, uses many events and many people from the 1920’s to entice his readers into reading a novel with an intriguing plot while learning bits from the past. Some of the references Fitzgerald makes in his novel are allusions. Allusions are references to other books, movies, historical events, or people that an author makes during the novel. The two most important allusions in The Great Gatsby are the references to prohibition and corruption in the 1920’s and both allusions drive the plot and affect many characters in the book. The first allusion made in The Great Gatsby is multiple references to prohibition. Prohibition was the outlaw of sale, manufacturing, buying, and shipping of alcohol. It was not illegal to consume or have possess alcohol but the secretive consumption led people to make poor decisions due to the amount of intoxication. Prohibition affected many people in the 1920’s such as alcoholics, drinkers, and in The Great Gatsby, Gatsby’s parties. “Breaking the law, even flaunting it, also became exciting and popular.”(https://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/effects-of-prohibition). This is included in Gatsby’s parties because his guests got so drunk that they crashed cars, with no guilt. “In the ditch beside the road, right side up, but violently shorn of one wheel, rested a new coupe which had left gatsby’s drive not two minutes before” ( Fitzgerald 53). People became criminals. “Organized crime made enormous profits. This...
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...Anti-Saloon League, an organization that was determined to stop drinking. What makes the ALS so great is that is was supported by Democrats, Republicans, The Klu Klux Klan , Baptists, and even big shots like Andrew Carnegie. The reason for that is because it played off America’s Military . Their Military and their military’s enemies were the heros and villians at the time. So when the ASL put out propaganda that connected drinking to supporting Germans everyone took action. This very action fueled prohibition more than no other as it was ratified in just little over a year. On the other side, there was not any massive anti-prohibition organizations. There were organizations such as The Crusaders, or the AAPA (Association Against the Prohibition Amendment) who would strongly push for the repeal, but they were not as hungry as the wolf at the bottom of the...
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...VANESSA We all know what alcohol is: the stuff that people of all ages love and savor. The refreshing ice cold beer that empowers us after a long day at work and the Hennessy that we all go to the party for. But plot twist: in 1919, the infamous 18th Amendment stole our liquor. The manufacturing, selling, importing, and exporting of the so called “toxic” liquors was banned. SHAJNEEN This ban, known as prohibition, is a result of men over drinking and overspending, causing trouble for their wives. Prohibition does stop some husbands from going home drunk every day but the money they wasted on alcohol continues to be wasted. You would expect their new savings to be spent on clothes and babies, but instead, it is largely wasted in speakeasies,...
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