THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S
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When people would invite friends over to their house to drink when it was illegal.
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The few bars where alcohol was allowed to be sold legally.
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An illegal bar that served alcohol during Prohibition.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -speakeasy, also called blind pig or gin joint, place where alcoholic beverages are illegally sold, especially such establishments in the United States during Prohibition (1920–33). In more recent years the term has also applied to legal bars that are modeled on historical speakeasies.
Detailed explanation-2: -To cater to the very large population of people who still wished to drink, hidden bars and nightclubs were established in cities across the country. The term speakeasy is thought to have come from the patrons having to whisper (or, speak “easy”) when attempting to enter the hidden bar.
Detailed explanation-3: -Generally, Speakeasy Bars are bars behind closed doors offering exclusive cocktails and food menu items in a restricted environment that is only accessible to a few.
Detailed explanation-4: -Another option was to enter private, unlicensed barrooms, nicknamed “speakeasies” for how low you had to speak the “password” to gain entry so as not to be overheard by law enforcement. The result of Prohibition was a major and permanent shift in American social life.
Detailed explanation-5: -In the United States, the word first appeared in a newspaper article on March 21, 1889. It referred to “speak easy” as the name for a saloon in the western Pennsylvania town of McKeesport that “sells without a license.”