No; prohibition is an example of social reform.
Prohibition wasn't good because it failed and led to massive social and other problems.
Prohibition was a time of social and governmental reform because women received the right to vote just before Prohibition. It was also the first time it was socially acceptable to break the law.
Prohibition was the largest social conflict in the 1920s.
The prohibition of slavery was called abolition. It refers to the legal and social movement to end the practice of slavery.
Prohibition discouraged the use of alcoholic beverages. Prohibition fit into the reform movement because alcohol use was often associated with such social ills as poverty and insanity.
repeal of prohibition
repeal of prohibition
Prohibition is an example of social engineering, a concept favored by Progressives.
I would say the biggest social issue in the 1940's was the Great Depression and prohibition.
The Progressive Era was a period of political reform and social activism. Prohibition "rode the coattails of the Progressive Movement" refers to the idea that prohibition was allowed because of the rise of progressive thinking.
The Progressive Era was a period of political reform and social activism. Prohibition "rode the coattails of the Progressive Movement" refers to the idea that prohibition was allowed because of the rise of progressive thinking.