...was the enacting of Prohibition, which opened the door for organized crime to make tremendous profits and, thereby, expand...
...the involvement of women in influencing the country and the government. Prohibition was largely a result of the Temperance Movement which started years ago...
a time of political change. This was the era of smoke-filled rooms and rigged elections. It was also the time when women and blacks began to have political pull. It was the best and worst of times, politically