Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Prohibition on Society

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Prohibition was an infamous time in American history . Prohibition in the US took place between 1920 and 1933.Prohobition led to the growth of organized crimes. Many gangs were formed and gangsters ran the cities.

Prohibition ended the legal sale of liquor .
Bootleggers started the illegal selling of liquor.A speakeasy is a store that illegally sells alcoholic drinks. These were run by  bootleggers and you had to be invited to go.  Prohibition significantly lowered the drinking rate among the lower class people who couldn't afford it. .



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