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  1. prohibitionist
    a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
    Prohibitionists anticipated that Prohibition would alleviate social problems and bolster the economy.
  2. bootlegging
    the act of selling illegally or without permission
    Gangsters took control of bootlegging (illegal distribution of liquor) and violent lawlessness erupted.
  3. speakeasy
    (during Prohibition) an illegal barroom
    However, many people disliked the law and imbibed in unlawful nightclubs called speakeasies.
  4. bootleg
    whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
    Gangsters took control of bootlegging (illegal distribution of liquor) and violent lawlessness erupted.
  5. provincialism
    a lack of sophistication
    Historians often point out that Americans had withdrawn into a provincialism as evidenced by the reappearance of the Ku Klux Klan, restrictive immigration laws, and Prohibition.
  6. flapper
    an unconventional young woman in the 1920s
    Youthful "Flapper" women provoked older people with brief skirts, bobbed hair, and cavalier use of makeup and cigarettes.
  7. gangster
    a criminal who is a member of an association of criminals
    Gangsters took control of bootlegging (illegal distribution of liquor) and violent lawlessness erupted.
  8. prohibition
    the action of forbidding
    Historians often point out that Americans had withdrawn into a provincialism as evidenced by the reappearance of the Ku Klux Klan, restrictive immigration laws, and Prohibition.
  9. nightclub
    a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
    However, many people disliked the law and imbibed in unlawful nightclubs called speakeasies.
Created on Fri Feb 08 10:10:31 EST 2013

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