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    Prohibition Dbq

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    The Prohibition Era in the United States, spanning from 1920 to 1933, stands as a pivotal yet contentious period in American history. Enacted with the noble intention of curbing alcohol abuse and its associated societal ills, Prohibition was characterized by the ratification of the 18th Amendment and the enforcement of the Volstead Act, outlawing the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors. Despite its intentions, the Prohibition Era in the United States was largely…

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    Cosa Nostra War

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    The Cosa Nostra formulated the Sicilian Mafia Commission or “La Cupula” to resolve intermafia issues. In 1962, La Cupula was formed between all of the Cosa Nostra bosses. La Cupula was instrumental in ending the first Mafia War. Keeping the peace between the Mafia bosses was a tough task, but it was necessary in order to complete political actions. As long as the mafiosos could cooperate and not give up other mafiosos positions, the entire operation would benefit. This was all that was…

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    In the exposition "The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History" by Jennifer Price; the author is extremely certain on her thought and perspective on the point on the United States society. The thought is that the U.S.A 's way of life is extremely self important, this is appeared by her perspective on how Americans are so stress with their picture that is been seen by society. Value utilizes numerous written work strategies to express her perspective on United States society, by the utilization…

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    Sutton’s files on the numbers game and the racket that controlled it are even more extensive than they are for many of the casinos. The files are probably more extensive because policy was so widely played. One could place bets for very small amounts and therefore even those who didn’t have the funds to gamble at casinos could play policy. Because so many people played, the profits for those who controlled the racket were astronomical. In his testimony to the Kefauver Committee Sutton says that…

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    The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F Scott Fitzgerald that is set in the 1920’s. The main character, Jay Gatsby, was involved in numerous illegal activities, which allowed him to gain the mass wealth that he used to try and get back the girl of his dreams, Daisy. Gatsby was involved in numerous of the illegal activities of the Prohibition era. Gatsby was involved in corruption, bootlegging, and organized crime. The Great Gatsby is an accurate portrayal of the 1920’s because of, the main…

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    The Father of Hard Boiled Detective Stories: In 1894, “a legend wait for it dairy, legendary” person was born, yes I just quoted from How I Met Your Mother but Dashiell Hammett deserves this type of introduction. Dashiell Hammett is considered to be one of the most influential author of his own time period. Hammett has written only five novels; Red Harvest, The Dain Curse, The Maltese Falcon, The Glass Key, and The Thin Man. Hammett also wrote over 80 short stories in his life time, Hammett…

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