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PROHIBITION AND BOOTLEGGERS The rise of organized crime in the 1920s

A Crisis of Values Many people are unhappy with the new way of life in the 1920s Many people are unhappy with the new way of life in the 1920s Fundamentalism emerges Fundamentalism emerges Grounded in literal interpretation of the Bible Grounded in literal interpretation of the Bible Promoted a moral lifestyle Promoted a moral lifestyle Rejected evolution Rejected evolution Scopes Trial Scopes Trial

The Scopes Monkey Trial What was the Scopes Monkey Trial?

“ The reign of tears is over! The slums will soon be only a memory. We will turn our prisons into factories and our jails into storehouses our jails into storehouses and corncribs. Men will and corncribs. Men will walk upright now, women walk upright now, women will smile and the children will smile and the children will laugh. Hell will be will laugh. Hell will be forever for rent!” forever for rent!” - Billy Sunday

January 1920 The 18 th Amendment goes into effect The 18 th Amendment goes into effect Liquor considered a prime cause of corruption Liquor considered a prime cause of corruption Leads to crime, wife and child abuse, accidents on the job, and other serious social problems. Leads to crime, wife and child abuse, accidents on the job, and other serious social problems. Most support for Prohibition comes from the rural south and west, where there is a large population of Protestants that view alcohol consumption as immoral Most support for Prohibition comes from the rural south and west, where there is a large population of Protestants that view alcohol consumption as immoral

Speakeasies and Bootleggers Speakeasies: Underground saloons and nightclubs Speakeasies: Underground saloons and nightclubs Bootleggers: smuggle liquor Bootleggers: smuggle liquor

Prohibition, CAUSES CAUSES Various religious groups thought drinking alcohol was sinful Various religious groups thought drinking alcohol was sinful Reformers believed government should protect public’s health Reformers believed government should protect public’s health Reformers believed alcohol led to crime, wife and child abuse, and accidents on the job Reformers believed alcohol led to crime, wife and child abuse, and accidents on the job There was wartime hostility on the part of native-born Americans toward German- American brewers, as well as toward other immigrant groups that used alcohol There was wartime hostility on the part of native-born Americans toward German- American brewers, as well as toward other immigrant groups that used alcohol EFFECTS EFFECTS There was a disrespect for the law An increase in lawlessness, such as smuggling and bootlegging was evident Criminals were supplied with a new source of enormous income There was a growth of organized crime.

The rise of organized crime