Sunday, October 30, 2011

Prohibition

Prohibition & the Volstead Act- It is the banning of alcohol, consumption and selling of any kind of it. Started in 1920 and ended in 1933.


Speakeasies- It was the illegal selling, creation and transportation of alcohol. It was the massive plummet in alcohol licenses.
Bootleggers- It was the concealment of flasks of alcohol in boots. It was prohibited by the 18th amendment and was even broken by government workers.

 

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