The prohibition of alcohol that took place in the 1920s was also known as “The Great Experiment”. I think this is a perfect name for it, because in the long run that's all it really was, an experiment. The experiment was to see if by taking away alcohol, would the nation improve. Technically, the experiment was a success, overall crime lowered, accidents too, but because most people went to illegal measures to obtain alcohol regardless of the law, it had to be repealed. Although the prohibitions of drugs still stand, these laws are not necessarily obeyed by the citizens of the United States, just like during the Prohibition. This is mostly because illegal drugs and alcohol have one thing in common: they make people feel good. Most people just won't stand for laws that make it illegal to make yourself feel good.
The prohibition of alchohol and the prohibition of drugs are very similar in their foundations. In the 20's, people argued that Alcohol promoted violence, had considerable health risks, and caused an overall risk to the nations wellbeing. With these points in mind, congress passed the 18th amendment on December 18, 1917, and ratified it on January 16, 1919. This amendment stated that no person, of any age, could buy, se

The enforcement of alcohol also cost the government large sums of money. After the first year of enforcement, America lost 5 million dollars. After the second, 6.3 million, the third, 28.5 million, and by the fifth, America had lost 300 million dollars. This led to the repeal of the 18th amendment on February 20, 1933. This would be known as the 21st amendment, which was ratified on December, 3, 1933 (36).

Prohibition was a failure, and so is the “War on Drugs”. They differ because back then people were smart enough to realize that what they had done wasn't working and changed it. Hopefully today the government will see their mistake and make changes accordingly

The 20's was known as a time of change. People back then started thinking outside of the normal, fundamentalist state of mind. People wanted to have a good time, and they invented things to help them have a good time more often. This can be seen with the invention of the assembly line. With this invention, things could be made easier, faster, and more importantly, cheaper. The assembly line lead to the mass production that large companies craved. Also in the 20's, fashion changed dramatically. The key word of the time was “Comfort”. Women cut their hair short, and wore short skirts and bright colors. People were dressing much more casually in the 20's . But not just the fashion in the 20's was getting casual, the beliefs were also getting a makeover. People started to reali