USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -These establishments were called speakeasies, a place where, during the Prohibition, alcoholic beverages were illegally sold and consumed in secret.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gangsters took advantage of the demand for illegal alcohol and began bootlegging, or trafficking the illegal substance. Gangsters earned exorbitant amounts of money selling this illegal liquor to speakeasies, which were illegal bars that sold liquor despite the ban.

Detailed explanation-3: -The illegal manufacturing and sale of liquor (known as “bootlegging”) went on throughout the decade, along with the operation of “speakeasies” (stores or nightclubs selling alcohol), the smuggling of alcohol across state lines and the informal production of liquor (“moonshine” or “bathtub gin”) in private homes.