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In the United States, the Prohibition Era, or “Temperance movement,” began with the ratification of the 18th Amendment on January 16, 1919. This amendment went into effect the following year, and it restricted the manufacturing, selling, exporting, importing, or transporting of any alcoholic beverage. Alcohol was the blame for a host of society’s ills, and above all crimes.
Alcoholic drinks became widely available at underground establishments, or a “speakeasy.” The speakeasy was named from the fact that people could “speak easy” and try and convince the doorman to let them in. The doorman was in charge of keeping out the police...
The United Nations was forged in the wartime alliance of the United States, Great Britain, and Russia. From these three allies, came the call for a world body that could settle conflicts and prevent war. April of 1945, the first meeting of this august body convened. At San Francisco, California two hundred men and women of fifty nations labored to build an organization that will outlaw war for all times. June 26th, 1945, 50 nations gathered in the San Francisco Opera House to vote for the approval of the Charter of the new United Nations. Nation by nation of delegates...
The United States Civil Rights Movement last from 1955 to about 1968. It began after every citizen was given the same rights by law in the U.S. Constitution. However, segregation and discrimination still continued especially in the Deep South. During the latter half of the 20th Century societies began introducing legislation that tried to remove discrimination based on gender, race, or disability. The Civil Rights Movements was a reform movement against public and private acts of racism and/or discrimination against African Americans. One of the most famous Civil Rights leaders was Martin Luther King Jr.
During the mid 1900’s the racial...
