Prohibition
In 1920-1933 Prohibition of alcohol occurred. Known as the "noble experiment", it was sought to reduce drinking by doing away with the businesses that manufactured, distributed, and sold alcoholic beverages. It started because of crime and corruption, social problems, the prisons and poorhouses created a tax burden, and to improve the health and hygiene of Americans. Many leaders of our country also believed this and that's why it was put into affect. "The reign of tears is over. The slums will soon be a memory. We will turn our prisons into factories and our jails into sto…
