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There was a place in America during Prohibition, where people gathered to drink and dance and forget their woes. Would-be customers were often met at the door of an unmarked building by steely eyes peering through a small slot. Underground drinking establishment or night club They called this place a speakeasy. Prohibition Culture

Bootlegging Slang Term for smuggling items in your boots, to avoid being caught with alcohol illegally Many started to make their own liquor after the passing of the 18 th amendment illegally

 The 18 th amendment made Alcoholic beverages illegal in  Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol  What is not included?  Although illegal, many citizen still consumed alcohol from sources of questionable legality. Article

Special Law Enforcement Agents were needed to investigate and bring charges against the power of organized crime.

Gov’t hires only 1,500 agents to enforce Prohibition. Churches could still use wine for sacramental purposes and doctors could prescribe alcohol for medicinal reasons Ordinary people defied the law, many making bathtub gin at home. Only 19% of Americans supported prohibition by late 1920’s Exceptions and Resistance

Al Capone Organized crime creates criminal empires like Chicago’s Al Capone. Gangsters use violence in competition for the illegal alcohol trade. Al Capone was a Chicago gangster who made a fortune during prohibition smuggling and distilling alcohol. The money generated by this illicit business eventually became a corrupting influence on the government.

Prohibition is difficult to enforce. Crime has increased. Prohibition is clearly not working. Repeals - or cancels the 18th Amendment. Ends Prohibition.