Social Reform

The social changes in American society were an effort to cure many of the problems that had developed during the great burst of industrial growth in the last part of the 19th century. The frontier had been controlled, great cities and businesses developed and an overseas empire established, but not all citizens shared in the new wealth, status and brightness.
During the social reform of America, the Eighteenth Amendment was passed. This banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol in the United States. However, America did not stop drinking. In fact, if Prohibition was desig…