THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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child labor
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the school dropout rate
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the birth rate
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the crime rate
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Detailed explanation-1: -The increase in organized crime during the 1920s stemmed from national Prohibition. In 1920, the Volstead Act, also known as the 18th Amendment, went into effect, prohibiting the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dealing with the bootlegging and speakeasies was challenging enough, but the “Roaring Twenties” also saw bank robbery, kidnapping, auto theft, gambling, and drug trafficking become increasingly common crimes. More often than not, local police forces were hobbled by the lack of modern tools and training.
Detailed explanation-3: -Organized crime emerged because of Prohibition, as it gave gangsters another racketeering operation. Mobsters made millions of dollars every year from bootlegging and running thousands of speakeasies. Police officers and federal agents turned a blind eye to those who were more than happy to pay them off.