THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S
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Irrational fear of Communists that swept the U.S.
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A very efficient process through which products are created.
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The banning of a particular behavior.
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A very efficient process through which products are created.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Prohibition was a nationwide ban on the sale and import of alcoholic beverages that lasted from 1920 to 1933. Protestants, Progressives, and women all spearheaded the drive to institute Prohibition. Prohibition led directly to the rise of organized crime.
Detailed explanation-2: -January 19, 1919, Congress ratified the 18th Amendment, banning the manufacture, sale and transport of alcoholic beverages. However, there were no provisional funds for anything beyond token enforcement.
Detailed explanation-3: -Prohibition is the act of forbidding or outlawing something, like when my mom placed a prohibition on watching TV during dinner (causing everyone to skip dinner). Prohibition can also refer to one of the most famous acts of prohibition in United States history: the outlawing of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933.
Detailed explanation-4: -Prohibition refers to the criminalization of the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1933. Prohibition and organized crime went hand in hand.