The prohibition banned alcohol in America. Many people didn't want it banned while many people did want it banned. This divided the nation by having two opposing sides of a big "problem"
Florence had amassed huge wealth because of their famous bankers who gained power. These bankers and politicians, most notably the Medici family, used their wealth to pay for commissions from famous artists of the time which enriched the society. This is one of the reasons why the renaissance began in Italy.<span />
No, I do not agree that it was the soldiers and civilians that cost Germany the WWI. I believe that if the leaders had constructed a better thought out plan to defeat the other counties that they would have won. My current stand point is that if Germany appointed better Leaders that they could have easily took over Belgium within months.