1. Causes and Attributes of the Prohibition
... livelihood due to the Prohibition. The prohibiting of alcohol caused people to go to great lengths to get a taste of alcohol this led to people making their own alcohol or buying cheaply produced alcohol sometimes made in bathtubs, called bath tub gin. Alcohol made this way was ... created by mixing cheap grain alcohol with water, flavorings and other agents, such as juniper berry juice and glycerin (Blumenthal, K, 2011). The purity of this alcohol was not regulated. While fruit, ... 10,000 people (Blum, D, slate). The prohibition not only ruined the economy and glamorized gang culture b...
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