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Lervonta, Ori, Austin, Zhao, Kelechi
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The legal prohibiting of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks for common consumption in the US
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“Congress ratified the 18th Amendment, prohibiting the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors.” http://www.history.com/topics/18th-and-21st-amendments The 18th Amendment
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Illegal producers and sellers of liquor. http://www.history.com/topics/prohibition Bootleggers
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Secret taverns and bars during the Prohibition Era http://www.history.com/news/hungry-history/prohibition-speakeasies-and-finger-foods Speakeasies
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St. Valentine's Day Massacre On February 14th at 10:30 am Capone’s men executed a plan to get rid of his gang rivals. Luring them with a whiskey deal in a garage they staged a fake police raid. The the rival gangsters were lined up and killed on sight with submachine guns. The event made him the one of the most famed gang bosses http://www.biography.com/people/al-capone-9237536 The leader of the Chicago Mafia during the Prohibition era Al Capone
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“Repealed both the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act.” Some argued the ban of alcohol denied jobs to the unemployed and needed government revenue http://www.history.com/topics/18th-and-21st-amendments The 21st Amendment
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