Essays on Prohibition

In the 1920s and early 30s there was a thing called prohibition. Prohibition was a band if any use of alcohol /booze world wide. There were multiple reasons that alcohol was banned but one of the main reasons was if everyone were to stop drinking…

Nicaragua vs United States, tried in 1986 by the ICJ, is arguably a landmark case when it comes to the enforcement of the prohibition of the use of force within international law. The dispute came into the international legal scene on April 1984, when Nicaragua…

“There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.” (Bradbury, Pg. 35). Banning books blocks the public from an outlet that would better their understanding…

Since the time when the intoxicating results of fermentation were first discovered, many have advocated against its use. It is believed, especially among religious groups, that the use of alcoholic spirits is associated with a decline in mortality and a detachment from Judeo-Christian values. In…

In 1919, the 18th amendment was established and prohibited the making, transporting, and selling of alcoholic beverages. 12 years later, Democratic presidential candidate Franklin Delano Roosevelt won the 1932 election and ended prohibition with the 21st amendment. This 12-inch-tall, 8-inch-wide rectangular poster depicted Roosevelt’s stance…

Prohibition began after World War I as an attempt to legislate morality and bring crime rates down. It was a time characterized by speakeasies, glamor, flappers, jazz music, and gangsters, and a period of time in which even the average citizen broke the law. The…