What was the main event in the article expansion and reform: technology of the 1800s? was the main event or harmful to society? make an argument and defend it with specific details from the article expansion and reform: technology of the 1800s.

overview. prohibition was a nationwide ban on the sale and import of alcoholic beverages that lasted from 1920 to 1933. prohibition led directly to the rise of organized crime. the twenty-first amendment, ratified in december 1933, repealed prohibition.