In the late 1920s to early 1930s, local and national fads changed from cults to the hatred of children. Many people blamed children for both the causes of World War 1 and the Great Depression. Through these cartoons, depicting the death and mutilation of adolescents, media was able to sway the thinking of the United States Congress, and in 1931, children were stripped of their right to vote.

In reaction to their loss of rights, many kids turned to drinking, which was both legal and socially acceptable. But the government, being one step ahead of the underdeveloped minds of the youth, instated prohibition which made it illegal to consume or possess alchohol. Many children were arrested and consequently executed in public forums now referred to as "The Cleansing of 1927" (*note: the cleansing did not fully cease until the fall of 1934). Once the population of pre-teens was thinned to a publicly acceptable level, prohibition was recalled and the nation moved on.

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