*Prohibition

__**Gu****iding Questions:**__ What was the Prohibition? What social ills/ problems did Prohibition seek to solve? What was "bootlegging"? What were "speakeasies"? What types of crimes resulted from Prohibition? Interview Garfield residents to find out how Prohibition affected Garfield and whether "bootlegging" took place in the city (and if so where - provide photographs of the sites if possible).

THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN "CLAIMED" BY ** LUKASZ B, PD.5, Igor S., Pd **

Igor S Prohibition was the practice of banning alcohol It tried to solve the drinking problems many people faced Prohibition was the practice of banning alcohol It tried to solve the drinking problems many people faced with their lives The act of making or selling liquor is bootlegging It was a establishment that illegally sold alcohol bevrages during the period of prohibition Prohibition caused alot of crimes to result. Many murders happened because of prohibition.People always bought alcohol from mobsters. Once they stopped selling the number of murders decreased.

The practice of prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, import, export and sale of alcohol is prohibition. The prohibition in America was also known as The Noble Expierement. This lasted ferom 1919 to 1933.


 * Lukasz B.**



[] Prohibition was the ban of consuming and producing alcohols from 1919 - 1933. By prohibiting the sale or use of alcohol people believed that it would relieve others of the drinking problems since alcohol was seen and still is seen as a drug today. [] Bootlegging, is the illegal business of transporting or manufacturing alcohols it can be also reffered to as red-rumming which is the act of smuggling alcohol. [] Speakeasies were formed in the 1920's as a means to get around the everyday hassle of law enforcement watching for people to violate the 18th Amendment. Speakeasies also sold alcohol on the black market. Although speakeasies were illegal there were many benefits to those who took the risks of ownership. A speakeasy could net its owner a lot of money, but it also took money to make a profit.  [] After alcohol was outlawed in the U.S. in 1919, it was smuggled into the country and sold at speakeasies and private bars. The result was an era of organized crimeand an estimated 500 million US dollars in lost tax revenues annually. The mafia in the U.S. thrived during prohibition, resulting in bloody battles over turf and profits. Governments combating black markets spend vast fortunes fighting organized crime and racketeering, and lose millions in tax revenues from the prohibited good. [] December 5, 1933 was a happy day for many people indeed. It marked the end of prohibition for the United States. Utah was the last state to ratify the 21st Amendment which nullified the 18th Amendment. The 18th Amendment prohibited the sale or transportation of liquor. During the Depression, the economy in America was a real mess. The new president, F.D. Roosevelt tried to solve this economic problem by raising money for the federal government from alcoholic taxes and tariffs.The government worried about Prohibition as the law increased crime rates and also made gangsters came to power. Illegal liquors were sold in higher prize and the American drinkers were desired for alcohol. Saloons were closed but more speakeasies opened.The women suffered even more from their husbands, who spent more money in the speakeasies. And there were lots more troubles created. By the troubles, it looked as if there was no Prohibition, America could be even more peaceful. []