Answer:
Prohibition, legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933 under the terms of the Eighteenth Amendment. Although the temperance movement, which was widely supported, had succeeded in bringing about this legislation, millions of Americans were willing to drink liquor (distilled spirits) illegally, which gave rise to bootlegging (the illegal production and sale of liquor) and speakeasies (illegal, secretive drinking establishments), both of which were capitalized upon by organized crime. As a result, the Prohibition era also is remembered as a period of gangsterism, characterized by competition and violent turf battles between criminal gangs.
Prohibition
Prohibition
New York City Deputy Police Commissioner John A. Leach (right) watching agents pour liquor into the sewer following a raid, c. 1920.
New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (neg. no. LC-USZ62-123257)
anti-Prohibition protest
anti-Prohibition protest
A protest against Prohibition in New York.
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Prohibition
QUICK FACTS
DATE
1920 - 1933
LOCATION
United States
KEY PEOPLE
Texas Guinan
Eliot Ness
RELATED TOPICS
Alcoholic beverage
Eighteenth Amendment
Prohibition
DID YOU KNOW?
The 18th Amendment did not outlaw alcohol consumption.
Winemakers stayed in business by selling "wine bricks" that could be dissolved to make wine.
The Temperance Movement And The Eighteenth Amendment
In the United States an early wave of movements for state and local prohibition arose from the intensive religious revivalism of the 1820s and ’30s, which stimulated movements toward perfectionism in human beings, including temperance and abolitionism. Although an abstinence pledge had been introduced by churches as early as 1800, the earliest temperance organizations seem to have been those founded at Saratoga, New York, in 1808 and in Massachusetts in 1813. The movement spread rapidly under the influence of the churches; by 1833 there were 6,000 local societies in several U.S. states. The precedent for seeking temperance through law was set by a Massachusetts law, passed in 1838 and repealed two years later, which prohibited sales of spirits in less than 15-gallon (55-litre) quantities. The first state prohibition law was passed in Maine in 1846 and ushered in a wave of such state legislation before the American Civil War.
Prohibition Party
Prohibition Party
National Prohibition Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1892.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital file number cph 3b07410)
TOP QUESTIONS
What led to Prohibition?
How long did Prohibition last?
What were the effects of Prohibition?
How did people get around Prohibition?
How was Prohibition enforced?
Conceived by Wayne Wheeler, the leader of the Anti-Saloon League, the Eighteenth Amendment passed in both chambers of the U.S. Congress in December 1917 and was ratified by the requisite three-fourths of the states in January 1919. Its language called for Congress to pass enforcement legislation, and that was championed by Andrew Volstead, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, who engineered passage of the National Prohibition Act (better known as the Volstead Act) over the veto of Pres. Woodrow Wilson.
Bootlegging And Gangsterism
Neither the Volstead Act nor the Eighteenth Amendment was enforced with great success. Indeed, entire illegal economies (bootlegging, speakeasies, and distilling operations) flourished. The earliest bootleggers began smuggling foreign-made commercial liquor into the United States from across the Canadian and Mexican borders and along the seacoasts from ships under foreign registry. Their favourite sources of supply were the Bahamas, Cuba, and the French islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, off the southern coast of Newfoundland. A favourite rendezvous of the rum-running ships was a point opposite Atlantic City, New Jersey, just outside the three-mile (five-km) limit beyond which the U.S. government lacked jurisdiction. The bootleggers anchored in that area and discharged their loads into high-powered craft that were built to outrace U.S. Coast Guard cutters.
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That type of smuggling became riskier and more expensive when the U.S. Coast Guard began halting and searching ships at greater distances from the coast and using fast motor launches of its own. Boot
What country helped East Pakistan?
Answer:
The country that helped East Pakistan is the People's Republic of Bangladesh. I hope this helps you.
How do you think Germany’s treatment at the end of World War I might influence the rise of Hitler?
Answer:
The harsh reparations sanctioned against post WWI Germany effectively bankrupt the country leading to mass hyperinflation and thusly food/necessity shortages. Due to these shortages and lack of confidence/value of/in the German Papiermark. Hitler taking advantaged of this situation and appealing to a wounded German national identity rose in power and prominence.
Explanation:
Write a one page diary entry about life in the Ghettos.You can include wider research to help you with this. Describe what it was like,how you are living,what kind of food you eat and how you are treated,describe what happens to others.
Answer:
Life in the ghettos was usually unbearable. Overcrowding was common. One apartment might have several families living in it. Plumbing broke down, and human waste was thrown in the streets along with the garbage. Contagious diseases spread rapidly in such cramped, unsanitary housing. People were always hungry. Germans deliberately tried to starve residents by allowing them to purchase only a small amount of bread, potatoes, and fat. Some residents had some money or valuables they could trade for food smuggled into the ghetto; others were forced to beg or steal to survive. During the long winters, heating fuel was scarce, and many people lacked adequate clothing. People weakened by hunger and exposure to the cold became easy victims of disease; tens of thousands died in the ghettos from illness, starvation, or cold. Some individuals killed themselves to escape their hopeless lives.
Every day children became orphaned, and many had to take care of even younger children. Orphans often lived on the streets, begging for bits of bread from others who had little or nothing to share. Many froze to death in the winter.
In order to survive, children had to be resourceful and make themselves useful. Small children in the Warsaw ghetto sometimes helped smuggle food to their families and friends by crawling through narrow openings in the ghetto wall. They did so at great risk, as smugglers who were caught were severely punished.
Many young people tried to continue their education by attending school classes organized by adults in many ghettos. Since such classes were usually held secretly, in defiance of the Nazis, pupils learned to hide books under their clothes when necessary, to avoid being caught.
Although suffering and death were all around them, children did not stop playing with toys. Some had beloved dolls or trucks they brought into the ghetto with them. Children also made toys, using whatever bits of cloth and wood they could find. In the Lodz ghetto, children turned the tops of empty cigarette boxes into playing cards.
Explanation:
This chart shows a sequence of causes and effects in how banking can affect society. Complete the chart by selecting the correct word.
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
The Fed reduces interest rates.
Banks will make (more or fewer?) loans.
The money supply (increases or decreases?).
People and businesses are (more or less) likely to spend and borrow money.
The number of jobs will (decrease or increase?).
People will buy (more or fewer?) cars, homes, and fun stuff.
Growth of the economy speeds up.
Inflation will (decrease or increase?).
The banking sector provides the money to the people and is the supplier of credit. If the interest rates are reduced then, the bank will grant more loans.
What are interest rates?Interest rates are the amount of loan that is levied by the loan providers as interest in an annual percentage to the borrowers.
If the interest rates are decreased by the fed then the bank will grant more loans, and the supply of money will increase.
The borrower and spending of money in business will become more and lead to increased job opportunities. The increased incomes and jobs will result in more purchasing of homes, cars, etc.
Therefore, the economy will increase, and the inflation rate will decrease.
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What did the American Southwest have that attracted people from Mexico to
the area?
A. A population that welcomed immigrants
B. Freedom from religious oppression
C. Beautiful weather with mild summers
D. Jobs on farms and in mines and factories
SUBMIT
Answer:
D
Explanation:
What did the Missouri Compromise accomplish in 1820? *
The Missouri Compromise allowed the spread of slavery into some new U.S. territories but not into others.
The Missouri Compromise allowed the spread of slavery into all new U.S. territories.
The Missouri Compromise abolished slavery.
The Missouri Compromise stopped the spread of slavery into all new U.S. territories.
Answer: A. The Missouri Compromise allowed the spread of slavery into some new U.S. territories but not into others
Explanation:
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Answer:
a.The Missouri Compromise allowed the spread of slavery into some new U.S. territories but not into others.
Explanation:
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Explanation:
How does lodge's understanding of race drive his enthusiasm for immigration restrictions?
Answer:
Lodge’s understanding of race was that he was part of the superior race. He believed that white people, or as he called it, the “English-speaking race” were inherently better than other races.
He thought that if minorities were allowed to assimilate into American culture that it would “bring down” the white race that already dominated America. From the way he talked about different races, it seems like he believed that different races should all be part of different classes and that God only favored white people.
He obviously had a flawed understanding of race, but many people at this time did.His prejudice and belief of superiority is what drove his passion for restricting immigration even further. He believed that by restricting people who could not read from entering the country, mostly only northern Europeans would be able to immigrate, which is who he preferred.
who crated the first gun???
Answer:
The Chinese did
Give Lee Give Lee hashiridase joushiki wo tsukiyabure
Make Lee Heart Lee kimete ike
Iza sanjou ROCK LEE
Doryoku no seika wa kono me to karada de shiru
Dare yori mo furueteru kokoro mo teashi mo
Shuugyou wo kasanete kibou wo shinjite
Kansha! Kangeki! Kanmuryou!
Kobushi wo nigitte junbibantan kara no FULL POWER
Give Lee Give Lee furishibore oku no te wo dashimakure
Now Lee Who Lee kamawazu ni
Ike! Sono na wa ROCK LEE
The first firearms were created in China after the Chinese invented black powder in the 9th century. The earliest depiction of a gun dates back to the 12th century and the oldest existing firearm is from around 1288.
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it ended school segregation immediately
Explanation:
due to it being found unconstitutional
How did William Tyndale's translation of the Bible to English impact Europe?
1. It started the Reconquista
2. It increased literacy
3. It decreased education
4. It ended the crusades
Answer:
2. It increased literacy
Explanation:
William Tyndale's translation of the Holy Bible from Hebrew and Greek to English language was considered one of the best and helped make the Bible available to more people in Europe.
His translation of the Bible to English from Hebrew and Greek impacted Europe by increasing literacy.
what do titles v, vii, and x of the civil rights movement of 1964 have in common?
Answer: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and later sexual orientation and gender identity. It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment discrimination. The act "remains one of the most significant legislative achievements in
Explanation:
what’s the definition of totalitarianism in your own words ?
What were the Allied demands of the Axis powers following the end of World War II?
Answer:
The three principal partners in the Axis alliance were Germany, Italy, and Japan. These three countries recognized German domination over most of continental Europe; Italian domination over the Mediterranean Sea; and Japanese domination over East Asia and the Pacific.
KEY FACTS
1
The Axis was opposed by the Allied Powers, led by Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China.
2
Five other nations joined the Axis after the start of World War II.
3
The decline and fall of the Axis alliance began in 1943.
Explanation:
What can the quote "If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it" by Calvin Coolidge mean?
Answer:
If you don’t do something you can’t repeat it as you’ve never done it
Explanation:
What is the warfaring style of Blitzkrieg?
Taking over land of lesser opposition around them
Using speed and surprise in lightning war
Multiple allies converging on a single foe
Destroying military first to easily take over another country
Answer:
Using speed and surprise in lightning war
Explanation:
blitzkrieg means lightning war in German
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historians make interpretations about events based on
Answer:A relevant question relates to the topic at hand. Historians make interpretations about events based on. the evidence they collect.
Explanation:
How many Americans were killed when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on
December 7, 1941?
Answer:
2,300 Americans
Explanation:
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Answer: a very unfortunate 2,403. The bombing of the Japanese blew up ships, airbases, airfields, barracks, fuel tanks ect... Everywhere the bombers went there was death.
Explanation:
During the first crusade, the People's Crusade resulted in european forces:
A.capturing land owned by church
B.crushed by muslim armies
C.capturing the city of jerusalem
D.Protecting the jew from pogroms
Answer:
I'm pretty sure it's B because I'm learning in A P E X and it said that the people army sent was a complete failure but when they sent nobles and knights they won for a bit
Explanation:
Explain the reasons for American entry into WWII.
(Plz help me)
Answer:
Many in the United States simply figured the problems of Europe would be contained to that continent. However, a new enemy brought the war to our shores. When the war began, the United States had entered a period of isolationism. Americans viewed the conflict as Europe's problem and wished to keep it that way.
Explanation:
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The sequence of events resulted in the adoption of the...
Select one:
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Treaty of Paris
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Answer:bill of rights
Explanation:
Adam And Eve Was The First Person In The Bible
Answer:
False.
Explanation:
Adam and Eve are two different people. The first person according to the bible is Adam. Eve was created later on.
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Which of the following best explains the change in population shown in the graph above?
Answer:
i think because of the cotton industry
Explanation:
because of the cotton industry growing, you need more people to pick cotton (slaves) so since it shows that their population increased, then cotton industry should be the answer
also its around the 1800's, so the civil war was around and slavery (civil war at 1861-1865)
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Who was considered the
"Plaintiff” in the Brown vs.
Board of Education case?
A. The Topeka Board of Education.
B. The Linda Brown family.
C. The Supreme Court itself.
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What do the Justinian Laws say about the level of tolerance shown to those who don’t practice the official religion?
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there are no options attached we can say the following.
The level of tolerance shown to those who don’t practice the official religion, according to the Justinian Laws, was optimal. This means that Justinian laws showed a respectable level of tolerance to people who did practice the teachings of different religions other than Christianity.
The Justinian Code including a series of regulations to enforce Christianity as the official religion in the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantine Empire, particularly in Constantinople, the capital of the Empire. However, it was Heraclius, the first Byzantine emperor to force Jewish people to convert to Christianity.
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compare the recent industrialization of the country Malaysia to the First and Second Industrial Revolutions of the 1800s
Answer:
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Explanation:
While the First Industrial Revolution centered on textile manufacturing and the innovation of the steam engine, the Second Industrial Revolution focused instead on steel production, the automobile and advances in electricity. Discoveries in the field of electricity improved communication technologies
What impact did the United States Civil War have on foreign manufacturers?
Answer:
Southern farmers (including cotton growers) were hampered in their ability to sell their goods overseas due to Union naval blockades. Union invasions into the South resulted in the capture of Southern transportation and manufacturing facilities.
Explanation:
Answer:The American economy was caught in transition on the eve of the Civil War. What had been an almost purely agricultural economy in 1800 was in the first stages of an industrial revolution which would result in the United States becoming one of the world's leading industrial powers by 1900. But the beginnings of the industrial revolution in the prewar years was almost exclusively limited to the regions north of the Mason-Dixon line, leaving much of the South far behind.
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Which of the following statements best explains why the Korean War started? Group of answer choices The Soviet Union invaded the south after a secret plan leaked that the US was going to invade the north. The UN wanted to end communism on the Korean peninsula so they invaded the north on June 25, 1950. Syngman wanted to unite the country so he invaded the north on June 25, 1950. Kim wanted to unite the country so he invaded the south on June 25, 1950.
Answer: The Korean War (1950-1953) began when the North Korean Communist army crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded non-Communist South Korea. ... Afraid that the US was interested in taking North Korea as a base for operations against Manchuria, the People's Republic of China secretly sent an army across the Yalu River.
Explanation: