The geography, including the Alps and the Apennines, made it difficult for invaders to boycott (surprise attack) the Italians. The mountains act as a sort of natural barrier protecting Italy from harms way.
In 1776, the Thirteen Colonies declared their independence from Britain. With the help of France and Spain, they defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War. In the Treaty of Paris (1783), Britain officially recognized the independence of the United States of America.
Known as prohibition during the 1920s when the ban of selling, manufacturing and transportation of alcohol.
