Most flights to Phoenix land at Sky Harbor Intl. Airport (PHX), located east of downtown Phoenix. Sky Harbor is the ninth busiest airport in the United States and the 24th busiest airport in the world when ranked by passenger traffic.
European nations raced to the New World for God, gold, and glory, with far-reaching consequences for the people they encountered. The most dramatic effect was the 90% death rate for indigenous people, due mostly to disease but also war and forced labor. Secondly, metal tools far surpassed the utility of many native tools made of bone, wood, or clay.
On the whole, the initial economic effects of Prohibition were largely negative. The closing of breweries, distilleries and saloons led to the elimination of thousands of jobs, and in turn thousands more jobs were eliminated for barrel makers, truckers, waiters, and other related trades. was reading about the economic impacts of US prohibition in the 1920s. Economics of Prohibition. Prohibitionâs supporters were initially surprised by what did not come to pass during the dry era. When the law went into effect, they expected sales of clothing and household goods to skyrocket.