So, the writer of this article wants to tell us how the history went just because of "prohibition". Then I will tell you another story that makes as much sence as this story: Prohibition prevented World War III. Why? Without prohibition another American president then Kennedy would have been voted into office. This president would have declared World War III. As a result of World War III most parts of the world would have been totally destroid and the US would have been bombed completely into ashes from the former Soviet Union. Because of prohibition the US survived some more decades until it will just destroy itself - what happens right now... The reason why the US gets destroid right now is because it has no prohibition anymore... Hahaha hihihi hohoho :-)