Explores how Prohibition influenced American history, discussing how laws forbidding the manufacturing, distribution, and consumption of alcohol in the 1920s impacted American businesses and the government.
Content Note
Important dates at the time of Prohibition -- Introduction : the noble experiment -- The origins of alcohol abuse in America -- The Temperance movement begins -- Women's crusade against demon rum -- The anti-saloon campaign takes charge -- Setting the stage for national prohibition -- Prohibition takes effect -- The repeal of Prohibition.