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Lervonta, Ori, Austin, Zhao, Kelechi. The legal prohibiting of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks for common consumption in the US.

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1 Lervonta, Ori, Austin, Zhao, Kelechi

2 The legal prohibiting of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks for common consumption in the US

3 “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

4 Illegal producers and sellers of liquor. http://www.history.com/topics/prohibition Bootleggers

5 Secret taverns and bars during the Prohibition Era http://www.history.com/news/hungry-history/prohibition-speakeasies-and-finger-foods Speakeasies

6 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

7 “Repealed both the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act.”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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