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What is the topic of Ken Burns's 2011 documentary?

  • Prohibition

  • World War II

  • Space exploration

  • Climate change

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Ken Burns's 2011 documentary, Prohibition, tells the story of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibited the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933. The documentary explores the social, economic, and political consequences of Prohibition, as well as the efforts to repeal it.
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