1920's Background Information
Welcome to The Roaring 20's homepage! If you're visiting our website for information on this intriguing time period then you've landed in the right place. This decade was full of postwar changes that drastically changed society following World War 1. One of the most notable was prohibition. Prohibition, which was passed into law through the 18th amendment, banned the sale and consumption of alcohol. Although alcohol was now an illegal commodity, there was still a high demand for it. This created an underground market which resulted in an increase in organized crime as well as corruption among law enforcement officials. We will take a closer look at prohibition and its effects on society in the next section of our website.