The document summarizes the prohibition of alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1933. It discusses how the 18th Amendment and Volstead Act banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol. This led to the rise of an underground market and increased crime controlled by gangs making money from illegal alcohol. As a result, prohibition failed to achieve its goal and crime and death rates increased. The 21st Amendment was then passed in 1933 to repeal prohibition.

1. Extra Credit Journal: The Prohibition of Alcohol in the U.S By Jonathan Covarrubias History 141 (Tue/Thurs, 11-12:20)