Books with title Prohibition

This series provides multiple views of momentous events in recent history; each book helps readers develop critical thinking skills, increase global awareness, and enhance their understanding of international perspectives about historic events.; This title explores the events that lead to the passage of the 18th Amendment, descriptions of life during prohibition, and the events that led to its repeal, debates during the prohibition era as to whether the law was necessary and effective or an overreaction that caused more harm than good; whether it violated personal liberty; and whether the prohibition law should be modified or repealed, and personal narratives from those who experienced prohibition firsthand, including a man’s recollection of going to speakeasies as a teen; another’s recounting of his career as a bootlegger; and a prohibition agent’s tales of enforcing the law.; Using primary and secondary sources, each volume provides background information on a significant event in modern world history, presents the controversies surrounding the event, and offers first-person narratives from people who lived through or were impacted by the event. All volumes in the series include an annotated table of contents, a world map, a chronology, a glossary of key terms, a bibliography, and a subject index.

This series provides multiple views of momentous events in recent history; each book helps readers develop critical thinking skills, increase global awareness, and enhance their understanding of international perspectives about historic events.; This title explores the events that lead to the passage of the 18th Amendment, descriptions of life during prohibition, and the events that led to its repeal, debates during the prohibition era as to whether the law was necessary and effective or an overr; Using primary and secondary sources, each volume provides background information on a significant event in modern world history, presents the controversies surrounding the event, and offers first-person narratives from people who lived through or were imp

Describes the rise and fall of Prohibition in the United States. Includes a history of alcohol use in the U.S. before the nineteenth century movement. Provides detail on the many social, economic, and political factors leading to its gain in popularity, leading to passage of the 18th Amendment and the changes the lead to its repeal in 1933.The 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors. This book details the social, economic, and political factors leading to its passage in 1919, including the history of alcohol use and the nineteenth-century temperance movements. It also examines the impact of Prohibition and its enforcement, and the changes that led to its subsequent repeal by the 21st Amendment in 1933.