Americans spent more money on alcohol and were used to drinking for a lot of opportunities and stopped only when they got the grave. (explain)

Men stopped working  in favour of drinking. Besides, they abused their wives, they took on violence( and the concept of domestic violence did not exist idée à déplacer et à expliciter; veillez à rester cohérente dans votre énoncé), then couldn't provide for they family.

Prohibition was a necessity for the  Americans to make a better society.

Because of  the  damage of alcohol in 1697 the 18th amendement was created , it  was the  beginning of  prohibition and during 1920 33 states became dry.

                                                               ~ Laurane

During the XVIIIth century their was the « grog time »,  during this time men went raised a jug in their farm families and stopped all activities. They used to drink very much wiskey, 88 bottles of wiskey every year. It took a while for the nation to admit they had a problem with alcohol. As a Consequence of this eccess was pathetic???, cild(??) was abandonned, depriave of food or shelter, and women was rap by their husband. Alcohol was and is again a source of problems. To fight against the danger of alcohol, women  created a famous organization called the  WTCU and Anti Saloon League. Religion also played an important role during the prohibition, alcohol was banned on worship days. 

However, Prohibition did not appear in the  20s, that’s a concept which  dates back to the XVIII th century.

-Tatiana Blanchard-

The 1920s was a period of excess particulary when it comes to alcohol. During this period poeple were used to drinking for a lot of opportunities : not only did  they when they made a new acquaintance but also when they closed a bargain for instance . Alcohol was something really during??? because men used to drink from early in the morning until late at night. Drinking was a symbol of masculinity, to show you were a men you drank. During this period, women were victim of domestic violence from their husband. Unfortunalety there was  no divorce and no police either, because "domestic violence" did not exist" . Alcohol is part of the story of the united state because, people would drink whenever they wanted. Everybody used to drink, it was like a ritual such as the grog time. (explain)

    Stacy.W

National Prohibition in America outlawed the sale of alcohol under the 18th amendment to the Constitution in 1919.

During the 20s young women were among those who drank more, in conformity with the image of the "flapper".

It was not until The Great Depression (1929-1939) that American opinion turned against prohibition.

I think that Prohibition was one of the most profondly social reforms of the early twentieth century.

By Sarah Gana Makhloufi :)

What about "before the 19th century? (à voir) 

During the 19th century America started to become a nation of drunkers. People used to drink a lot and spend all their time in saloons. This kind of way of life became very dangerous and men started to beat their families.

Americans spend a lot of money in liquor,rhum and a lot of other alcohols. In the all world America started a have a very bad image and the country was always associated with alcohol. Alcohol was also the cause of a lot of accidents (explicitez) and it wasn't acceptable anymore. That's why the state adopted the 18th amendment which  made alcohol an illegal thing. That's when started the controversy of the prohibition

Willem