1920's-Prohibition Era Topics

Prohibition Era Topics

1.)  The 18th Amendment- The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. It was ratified on January 16, 1919 and repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933. In the over 200 years of the U.S. Constitution, the 18th Amendment remains the only Amendment to ever have been repealed.

2.) Speakeasies- A place for the illegal sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks, as during Prohibition in the United States.

3.) Bootlegging- To make, sell, or transport alcoholic liquor for sale illegally.

4.) Organized Crime- Organized crime may be defined as systematically unlawful activity for profit on a city-wide, interstate, and even international scale. Prohibition forced anyone wanting to purchase and consume alcohol to look for illegal ways of getting it. The criminals that were supplying that alcohol had to get it from somewhere and to protect it until they sold it, which led to the growth of crime empires that manufactured, transported, smuggled, and distributed alcohol (as well as running illegal gambling and other illicit activities).

5.) Flappers- A young woman, especially one in the 1920s who showed disdain for conventional dress and behavior.