U.S. Prohibition (1920-33)

Prohibition began in the United States in January 1920, after the 18th Amendment became effective, making the manufacture and sale of alcohol now illegal.
Bootleggers found inventive ways of manufacturing and selling liquor. They created homemade ‘moonshine’ or “bathtub gin” and smuggled it into cities and bars.
Some bars became ‘speakeasies’ . In order to sell illegal alcohol they were secret.
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[@Gojiro7]

a painful lesson was learned over this, you cant force humanity to change, you can only encourage it.

[@TheTurkicCc]

you can force it. If you only declare martial law

[@carlbirtles4518]

@@TheTurkicCc Cops, judges and politicians took bribes. Would the US Army or National Guard have taken bribes?

[@TheTurkicCc]

@@carlbirtles4518 only dirty ones take bribe. Thats why there has to be a inner intelligence agency

[@tatarchan5212]

China : hold my beer, I'll show you how it's done.

[@SoggyBiscuitPro]

so ur teling me the people's law is more superior than God's law? i have no pity for u people when God will obliterate your entire nation.

[@conorm.5331]

If you take beer away from the American people, you're playing with fire

[@sobersnake4524]

Conor M. nice wolfinstien reference

[@LuaNub]

If you take freedom away from the American people you're playing with fire. did that blazkowicz quote make you write this by any chance

[@andilope9756]

Naaaaah, in Germany you will be killed for doing that.

[@efftohd]

And if you take away Vodka from the Russians, you're playing with a volcano!

[@shack9431]

if you take vodka from russians you're asking for a nuclear war

[@benjamindaviesscott7876]

The Italians love wine and the Irish love beer. If you ban those drinks, you're asking for trouble

[@ryanperper5470]

@Adversary American Okay...? What's your point?

[@aichman100]

@Adversary American Idiot the gangs in America under the prohibition era contained mostly of Italians and Irish men

[@markfrost6961]

Not really

[@aclown36]

Imagine if the Prohibition happened I'm Germany. That would be ALOT of chaos

[@collector3645]

russians love vodka

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When am i getting my own video?

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Erwin Rommel *when am i getting my own video?

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I would prefer Michael Wittmann

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Erwin Rommel v

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To alcohol! The cause of and solution to all of life's problems! -Beer Baron

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Classic Homer line from his role as the Beer Baron! :D

[@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701]

more like a permanent cause and temporary solution

[@AudieHolland]

Eliot Ness, who drank himself to death. In his later days, he would recount his stories of law enforcement in bars drinking heavily.

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Excellent, unbiased, concise, documentary on prohibition. The best I've seen out of many.

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*this video editting better than now.*

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Goes to show that morals aren’t ment to be forced but learned by oneself through experience.

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Never take a mans beer

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kingswag especially in America or Germany

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Billy Mays nah american beer is pisswater

[@Krone0k]

Christians are pissed off

[@TheIndogamer]

Except muslims' Because we don't drink.

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Raihan Purboyo No we do. Just because religion forbids it doesn't mean people will obey.

[@jimmydaf525]

Its like war against drugs

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Jimmy Daf Legalize.

[@jashroy]

Its any form of prohibition...

[@FireXConor]

And like gun control, it’s exactly like Prohibition...

[@dincaloooww0372]

Clearly , they failed

[@padre619]

It is a war against drugs since alcohol is technically a drug

[@dougie301]

if prohibition didnt work, why do people think that a "War on Drugs" would go well.

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dougie301 ikr

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dougie301

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dougie301 all depends on what drugs you want legal. Not all drugs are good drugs

[@majema007]

Attie Pollard There’s no such thing as a good drug, alcohol and tobacco are damaging as well, the only thing the war in drugs accomplishes is creating a black market that puts innocent lives at risk when they are caught in the crossfire between the criminals and authorities.

[@kadri246]

majema007 very true... I recently did a literature review on the relationship between prohibition and gang related crime. Now I’m doing a policy paper. I’m going to change the world with this paper because the public isn’t well informed about the effects of prohibition.

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Great video, very simple yet detailed. Effective for GCSE history revision. Thanks!

[@I_committed_warcrimes]

Korean War please (Forgotten war )

[@I_committed_warcrimes]

It means that many people forgot it.

[@I_committed_warcrimes]

Also no victory too

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I member!

[@I_committed_warcrimes]

Backfromthedeadguy you meant to say remember?

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Lol, no. It's a South Park joke.

[@nicholasnewlin1138]

My great-grandfather was a bootlegger during Prohibition. He had a barber shop out of his home, and in the basement was where he made his moonshine.

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Another epic video. And I'm glad you started the strange stories of world war 2 series you told me about, it was a real cool vid. Thanks again for bringing history back to you in a simple format for people to understand. The government should watch this and learn from it, for if history is forgotten, we will be doomed to repeat it

[@Barnaby71]

Man, the taxes always get you. :(

[@frosty2.010]

His imprisonment was actually built on total bs. They created a new law that said if you make money from crime, and don't pay your taxes, this counts of tax evasion. Complete horseshit, and makes no since.

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I LOVE history but this TOOK IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL keep up the good work! :)

[@desert_iron_123]

I really needed to understand more about the prohibition era. Thanks for posting this video!

[@olliegoria]

No TV and No Beer make Homer go crazy

[@josephstalin5408]

No vodka and no USSR make Stalin go crazy

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"Something Something"

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Those were some boring years! Next, the legalization of weed!

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Boring? Have u watched the video?? It would be really interesting to live in that period of time..

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[@frybender287]

i'm pretty sure a lot of americans went to canada to get alcohol.

[@TheTimoprimo]

Yep.

[@theknightstar8640]

fry bender still happens to this day because the drinking age in Canada is lower than that of America's

[@edwardteach3000]

fry bender except we also instituted prohibition

[@crispyandspicy6813]

mostly Cuba actually

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@@theknightstar8640 more go to Mexico actually

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I look forward to these videos. Keep up the good work.

[@VariniusAurelius]

If you think about it, alcohol is a serious problem that ruins the lives of thousands of Americans, you can't blame them for the prohibition. Funny how sometimes the best things in life can cause some of the greatest evils.

[@neychev]

It is all about the dosage man, but banning alcohol is simply creating a market for the mafia

[@MiguelJimenez-uc3yz]

To me it's all about freedom You can't try to micromanage everyone in the world because human beings are innately imperfect.

[@enochianwolf]

You love the government to protect you from yourself? you are no better than a farm animal braying for its master

[@SoggyBiscuitPro]

@@neychev then make the police stronger to deal with gangs. punish evil and protect the good.

[@TheForbiddenOne55]

Trying to save people from themselves by stripping away their rights and making their choices illegal typically don't turn out too well.

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WOOOOOOOOOOOAH -Al Capone probably

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So much for banning something..BAN THIS! BAN THAT! Meanwhile criminals get excited.

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MAKE VIDEO ABOUT BREAKUP OF YUGOSLAVIA

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[@breezeclear5416]

Same thing is currently happening right now with SUBSTANCES like stimulunts cocaine and all other PROHIBITED drugs. PROHIBITION DID NOT WORK 100 YEARS AGO AND STILL DOESN'T WORK! The Carteles are the consequences of PROHIBITION.

[@ndhart3213]

People also resort to making more dangerous homemade substances too

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Script recorded :D

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Baccano in a nutshell.

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Gun laws and control in a nutshell

[@Balomaster]

can we all agree that it is sad that a HUGE mafia boss got taken down by TAXES

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You made me addicted to history

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And thats how the wonderful world of mafias (in literature, videogames and movie genres) was born.

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Have you done anything about the Cold War

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Durckpac, Why tho yes

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The most unique inventions of the cold war

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They've done plenty.

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Boardwalk Empire anyone?

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Nucky Thompson with Steve Buscemi

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you wouldn't dare take the vodka from russians

[@dincaloooww0372]

Otherwise they'll tear you apart with their AKs or PPSh-41s

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Video on The Ottoman Partition!

[@kh22912]

A lot of bootleggers made risky batches of alcohol. I watched a program once where someone had died of poisoning back in the 20s and at the time, they didn't know why. They knew it was poisoning through an autopsy done on the body years later. Interesting

[@stemup]

Wait, crime is higher when more things are illegal? No way!

[@tomah]

I've been watching your videos for months and they're still as entertaining and educational no matter what subjects they deal with. Thank you for all your great work and your quality content. Keep it up, I love your videos.

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0:57 UNTOUCHABLES!!!

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I LOVED that show!

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There is something about the narrators voice that makes these vids have more character. Keep up the great work!

[@TheDrewgrim]

Very good👍🏻

[@dutchlinde56]

You can take away my freedom, and you can take away my dignity, but when you take away my booze, THAT’S WHEN I GET MAD!!!!! -Someone during prohibition.

[@Bonzai0311]

Eliot Ness was a member of the volstad agency and didn't bring down Al Capone. He only managed to annoy him. It was an IRS investigator who brought Capone down.

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Video launching spree. Gotta love it

[@Andyboyyy]

For history lesson

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Batte of El Alamein

[@logger22]

Its the equivalent of Taking Vodka from a Russian Taking Tea from a Brit Taking Honor from a Japanese Taking Tequila from a Mexican Taking Mapel Syrup from a Canadian Lol what can you think of😂

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Lol

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Taking every alcoholic beverage from a Romanian , especially Țuică . It's a distilated beverage made from plums and it usually has 30 % ethanol concentration . It's an excelent digestive drink before a large meal .

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Super la vidéo !!!

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❤😊😂😅😅🎉😮🎉

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This is so motivational

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We’re entering a new ‘20s decade, see?! 🌹

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can we have a history about alcatraz

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Im not in highschool anymore and still watch these videos

[@Pneuma_Star]

Hi, I would appreciate it if you could share the sources you used to get this information please? :)

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What's with that guy at 2:03?😂

[@nightspawnson-of-luna4936]

This proves a very simple fact, outlawing something merely makes it more popular

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Exactly

[@foresta-2684]

Fantastic video Can you please do a video about gangsters of the 1920s and 30s similar to your gunslingers of the Wild West video

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Great informations, thank you very much 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩☺️☺️😜😍🥰🥰🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑😬

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Imagine if this had happened in Russia... 🤔

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"Land of the free" yet having laws no other country would think of having..

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Queen Elizabeth II just because you like it don't mean it's good for the whole country

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do a video about the Sten gun or the Wellrod pistol pls

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Nice!

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Do Brest fortress Attempt#23

[@bulletbill1104]

When you ban alcohol because you think it's hurting society and you end up hurting society by banning alchohol

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its good to learn history

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I was thinking about prohibition and this came out today... I'm very impresed indeed.

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I still find it funny ciggarettes and alchohol is legal but weed is still illegal

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Weed is legal in Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and California.

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TheTimoprimo true but in some places

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Do vimy ridge

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Do a video on the Armalite AR-15 and all major variants from 1955-2017.

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Before the video I got a ad for beer lmao

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Romanian army WWI or WWII pls

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When I was reading history books about gangsters and speakeasies, I wondered "Why was it all illegal?" (Me watching this video) "Oh so that's why............................I'm hungry" Thanks for including Al Compone and the Thompson Sub Machine Gun! : )

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please do a video on the Volkssturm

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Nice

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Yet Recreational drugs are still illegal /:

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Ole Four Eyes well they had to find a way to arrest anti war hippies.

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To alcohol! The cause of, and the solution to, all of life's problems.

[@jameshubert6103]

How did I not see this for 2 years after being posted?

[@eluweniestargazer2570]

Thank you for posting this I quit all drinking on January 1st, 2012, including wine. 🍸🍺🍻 = 🚫 For the naysayers comments, I highly suggest listening to the songs "Drunk Daddy" by Cherry Poppin' Daddies and "Sober" by the band Tool. 🎤🎼🎵🎶🎸🎹 My own dad died 19 years ago right before Father's Day, one beer was his last, strongest beer I know of too. 😞 His life: March 1920 - June 2000 I miss him badly every year. 😭 All I see around where I reside are bars and beers. Sad that folks can't stay sober. 😔 A mutual friend of mine was killed by a drunk driver too.😫 When will this end and prohibition begin again? Those whom are Native American are trying *very* hard to put and end to the drinking too. 💪 Love from Michigan USA 💗 Peace ✌