The Prohibition was a national ban on alcohol and alcoholic beverages. It lasted from 1920 to 1933, it made some people corrupt. many new gangs started smuggling alcohol across the states. The organized crime that came out of the Prohibition was able to control most of the government and law enforcement. They used bribes and blackmail to corrupt the government officials, and if that didn't work they would "whip them out".

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Prohibition also harmed many people physically. Bootleggers who sold homemade alcohol sometimes used wood to make the beverages instead of fruit or grain. This cause over 10,00 people to die from drinking wood alcohol.

 

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Prohibition made cigarettes a national habit. By 1930 cigarettes were legal, and most adults began to smoke as a sign of rebellion. No one seemed to care the alcohol was much healthier than smoking.

 

     Alcohol became much more expensive to acquire. making life even more difficult for some Americans. The government also los a lot of tax revenues from the use of alcohol.

 

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World War Report

 I had some amazing experience in Europe. I was fortunate enough to be able to travel to Europe and witness the great war in action. During my travels I was able to understand some things about the way the war is fought, and also about the way Europeans live their lives. The British Soldiers trained locally instead of nationally. The British came into the war thinking that Calvary warfare was the best option. But they did not anticipate the effectiveness of the machine gun, which annihilated the horses. The British had an age requirement that did not allow boys under 19 to enlist. while the Germans allowed much younger boys to join. Being a soldier brought honor to the families. Soldiers that abandoned ranks were accused of mutiny. They were then executed. The lives of the soldiers during the war was very harsh and they had to go through a lot.