A Nation of Hypocrites - Gangsters make huge profits and wreak havoc in cities across the country. By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed. After the election of FDR in 1932, Prohibition is repealed
By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed.
In 1920, Prohibition goes into effect and millions of citizens become lawbreakers.
PROHIBITION tells the story of the rise and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment.
PROHIBITION tells the story of the rise, rule, and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the entire era it encompassed. Prohibition was intended to protect all Americans from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse. But, paradoxically, the enshrining of a faith-driven moral code in the Constitution caused millions of Americans to rethink their definition of morality.
