prohibition key words

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  • Created on: 24-04-14 15:55
speakeasis
an illegal drinking saloon
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bootlegging
smugglers would hide liquor in their high leather boots to avoid British taxes.
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racketeering
where gangsters forced shop keepers to pay money to stop them from smashing up their shops
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Anti Saloon League and Christian Temperance Union
two conservative pressure groups who campaigned for the banning of alcohol
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The Volstead act 1920
a law brought in banning the consumption of alcohol in America between 1920-1933
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moonshine
illegally-brewed
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Laissez faire
leave things alone
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Rugged Individualism
achieving success through their own efforts
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smugglers would hide liquor in their high leather boots to avoid British taxes.

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bootlegging

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where gangsters forced shop keepers to pay money to stop them from smashing up their shops

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Card 4

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two conservative pressure groups who campaigned for the banning of alcohol

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Card 5

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a law brought in banning the consumption of alcohol in America between 1920-1933

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