the prohibition era donald klein and randy ramos
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THE 18TH AMENDMENT
It was approved by a 36th state on January 16th 1919 and it took effect 1 year later.
It was entirely repealed in December of 1933
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Before the amendment was passed almost 65% of the country had already banned the sale of alcohol.
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During the prohibition period religious and medical uses of alcohol were permitted.
It was still sold over the counter in pharmacies.
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Alcohol consumption was still cut in half during prohibition and remained below pre-prohibition levels until the 1940s.
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Law enforcement struggled to enforce the new law because many people were making their own alcohol or importing it.
A captured moonshine still
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The prohibition era is still criticized for the unintentional boost in urban organized crime today.
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Bootlegging is the illegal production and sale of liquor.
Speakeasies are spots where alcohol is sold or consumed illegally.
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Bathtub gin is a poorly homemade gin served in tall bottles filled in bathtubs.
Its also used as a general term for cheap booze.
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Dry is a term for the supporters of prohibition.
Wet is a term for people against prohibition.
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When the Great Depression started in 1929 the government lost needed tax revenue from alcohol.
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By 1932 the Great Depression was a big motivation for repealing the amendment to create a new job industry for workers. A reopened
brewery
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After the repeal of the prohibition act many states continued on as dry states.
Mississippi was the last state to repeal in 1966.
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WORK CITED
http://www.ibiblio.org/moonshine/sell/prohibition.html
http://www.history.com/topics/prohibition
http://mentalfloss.com/article/54076/15-fun-phrases-were-popularized-during-prohibition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition
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