Prohibition
* Alcoholic beverages are no longer sold legally
* Bootleggers supply illegal alcohol
* Organized crime spreads
* Speakeasies flourish in large cities
* Contrast between urban and rural values sharpens
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Women's groups push for temporance
The Result------Prohibition (Volstead Act)
It is illegal to;
manufacture, sell or consume alcohol
The Reality..
1. it did not stop people from manufacturing, selling or consuming alcohol
2. the demand for alcohol resulted in the rise of organized crime.
3. there became a tremendous amount of viloence and corruption
Chicago..
North Side gang -- Bugs Moran
South Side gang -- Al Capone
they fought over control of alcohol distribution in
Chicago. Profits were in the millions of dollars
per week.
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Causes
The Red Scare
Effects
renewed nativism and mistrust of foreigners
Palmer Raides
Fairness of Sacco & Vanzetti trial questioned
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Communism conflicts with the values of Democracy
Complete government control Bill of Rights
No individual freedoms Bill of Rights
No private/individual ownership of free enterprise
property or business
Majority of money spent on $ spent on social services/people
industry/military
