America sits for its portrait through an era of wonderful nonsense as stated in the book, This Fabulous Century 1920-1930, describes the Roaring 20s, which was a.frivolous, free wheeling decade when ladies wore flapper gowns and bobbed their hair. Men started to engage in business affairs, such as the Stock Market and many sports events were held like Derbies. Many new dances like the Charleston were invented and the Jazz age evolved, along with many positive aspects evolving. The Prohibition of alcohol was a devastating downfall for the raging youth of the twenties. When the United States announced the ban of all liquor and alcohol there became much controversy on how to obtain alcohol, therefore many people engaged in bootlegging, the illegal selling of alcohol, which led to organized crime. On January 16,1920, the Eighteenth Amendment abolished the manufacture, transportation, and sale of liquor, beer, and wine throughout the United States.
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Prescription form for medicinal liquorThe 1920s were nearly two weeks old when the United States launched this ludicrous act. The eighteenth amendment was intended to reduce drinking by abolishing the businesses that made and sold alcohol: breweries, wholesale sellers and retail establishments such as saloons which were places that women went to enjoy a cocktail. As the eighteenth Amendment states "No person shall, on or after the date when the 18th amendment to the constitution of the United states goes into effect, manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, furnish or possess any intoxicating liquor except as authorized in this act (Constable, The Fabulous Century)." At first, prohibition was a popular step. Supporters of prohibition, who endorsed the law, believed that it would help the poor because paychecks would not be wasted on alcoholic beverages, which was done by many people during this time, many of which had starving children. Many industrial leaders...