HISTORY
THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS
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The taxation of imported luxury goods
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The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers
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The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages
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The implementation of immigration restrictions
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Prohibition Era began in 1920 when the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors, went into effect with the passage of the Volstead Act.
Detailed explanation-2: -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).
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s? The rise of organized crime. What was the primary reason for the raids described in this excerpt?
Detailed explanation-4: -The speakeasy created an environment where gangsters, the wealthy, and the lower classes could all drink and socialize together. A larger impact could be noticed in the realm of African Americans and women. African Americans living in Harlem especially experienced cultural changes due to Prohibition.
Detailed explanation-5: -But three women who ran stylish nightclub-type speakeasies for the affluent crowd – Texas Guinan, Helen Morgan and Belle Livingstone-dominated New York’s nightlife from the mid-1920s to the early 1930s.