Prohibition created Al Capone and fueled the Roaring '20s

from History Analyzed · host Mark Palmer

The 18th Amendment, which banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol within the U.S., might be the best example of unintended consequences. Prohibition helped start women's liberation, propelled the Jazz Age, and essentially created Organized Crime in the U.S.

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