Prohibition in the United States was a period from 1920 to 1933 during which the federal government banned the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages under the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act. 🍸 However, enforcing the law proved to be extremely inefficient and expensive. Underground alcohol production, bootlegging, secret bars known as speakeasies, widespread corruption, and organized crime networks flourished across the nation. 🚬 As the Great Depression struck in the