The “Roaring Twenties” was a time of great social change, a time when youth ruled. From the world of fashion to the world of politics, it was the most explosive decade of the century. It was the age of economic prosperity and of downfall. It was also the age of alcohol prohibition. With prohibition came many problems such as crime and corruption. The “noble experiment,” (Rebman 10) as prohibition was called by President Hoover, was enacted …showed first 75 words of 1613 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1613 total…Almost one century previous, Abraham Lincoln said, “prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species for intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man’s appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes.” (Rebman 67) Perhaps if America had taken the advice of this great man the whole problem could have been avoided.