Prohibition

The only source allowed for this paper is the book "The War on Alcohol" by Lisa McGirr. According to Lisa McGirr, the expansion of the federal government's powers during Prohibition (1918-1933) supplies "the missing link" between two other periods of state-building: the Progressive Era (1896-1917) and the New Deal (1933-1939) (War on Alcohol, p.192). Do you agree or disagree? Ground your answer in a close reading of McGirr's book that provides specific details about the following: Who was targeted for Prohibition enforcement? To what degree did Prohibition lead to the rise of the KKK? What's the basis of McGirr's claim that Prohibition led to an expansion of government authority? In what ways did Prohibition lead to the formation of a new political majority in the late 1920s and 1930s?