a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions. 2. Obsolete. harassing labor.
Prohibition had the effect of escalating crime in the United States. When the selling of alcohol was legal, there was no fighting between gangs and other groups for the control of liquor. With the advent of prohibition, the problem of.purchase, distribution, and killing for liquor rights became a primary factor in. A Brief History on the Prohibition of Alcohol In 1920, the National Prohibition Act was implemented in the United States. 2  This act banned the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcohol within the country.
Major Cases and Laws Several laws came into play during the 1920's because of things such as prohibition, voting rights, and women'srights. Our country has progressed a great deal since the 1920's, and of the laws that come into play dealt with whatour country was going through at the time. On January 16, 1920 it was illegal to sell, make, or transport any type ofalcoholic beverage with more than one and a half percent of alcohol.