USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The 18th amendment was prohibition which had the unintended consequences of rise of speakeasies(illegal bars), bootleggers(illegal smugglers of alcohol), and the rise of organized crime(the mafia, such as Al Capone).

Detailed explanation-2: -A speakeasy is an establishment in the business of selling alcoholic beverages illegally. They became widespread in the United States during the Prohibition era from 1920 to 1933.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prohibition was enacted to protect individuals and families from the “scourge of drunkenness.” However, it had unintended consequences including: a rise in organized crime associated with the illegal production and sale of alcohol, an increase in smuggling, and a decline in tax revenue.

Detailed explanation-4: -flouting the social norms by smoking, drinking, and dancing. The postwar materialism and consumer capitalism, two essential elements of the flapper culture, along with the Jazz Age, paved the way for the flappers to emerge as modern girls who would play the key role in leading the rise of the popular culture.

Detailed explanation-5: -Immigration, race, alcohol, evolution, gender politics, and sexual morality all became major cultural battlefields during the 1920s. Wets battled drys, religious modernists battled religious fundamentalists, and urban ethnics battled the Ku Klux Klan. The 1920s was a decade of profound social changes.