Bootlegging In 1920s

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in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages that remained in place from 1920 to 1933.
Was the legal prevention of selling achohol in the united sates from 1920-1933 under the 18th amendment. As a result of prohabition and era of gangsterism and organized crime came upon. On december 5,1933 prohibition was repealed with the twenty-first amendment
Many people may say that bootlegging was the reason for the start of organized crime. Bootlegging was also the biggest crime of the 20’s and became very problematic for years to come because it brought upon many big time criminals and king pins and also murders who would do anything to make it in this world.

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