What was prohibition and why was it introduced?

Prohibition was the period in United States history in which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors was outlawed. It was a time characterized by speakeasies, glamor, and gangsters and a period of time in which even the average citizen broke the law.

Lessons & Resources » How far did US society change in the 1920s?

• Political Cartoon Interpretation
• What were the Roaring Twenties?
• How was life different for women in the 1920s?
• How widespread was intolerance in the 1920s?
• Why were Sacco and Vanzetti executed?
• The rise and fall of the Klu Klux Klan
• What was the experience of Black and Native Americans in the 1920s?
• What was the Monkey Trial all about?
• Why didn't prohibition work?
• Who was Al Capone?