The term "flapper" first appeared in Great Britain after World War I. F. Scott Fitzgerald described the ideal flapper as "lovely, expensive,

The term "flapper" first appeared in Great Britain after World War I.

F. Scott Fitzgerald described the ideal flapper as

"lovely, expensive, and about

nineteen."

Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution It banned the manufacture and sale of

alcohol It took effect January 1920 One of the final remnants of the

Progressive Era

Treasury Department is charged with enforcing Prohibition

In 1925 alone its 3,000 agents smashed more than 172,000 stills

bartenders would tell patrons to be quiet and "speak easy.”

someone who transports, sells or manufacturers alcohol illegally.

Most infamous bootlegger, Al Capone

“Four and twenty Yankees, feeling very dry,Went across the border to get a drink of rye.When the rye was opened, the Yanks began to sing,"God bless America, but God save the King!"

The Eighteenth Amendment was repealed in 1933

It failed, causing ordinary citizens to disrespect the law, and corrupted the police.

It is the only Constitutional Amendment that has ever been repealed.