The 1920s. The Volstead Act 1920 18 th Amendment banned the sale and manufacture of alcohol....

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Only 19% of the population supported prohibition. Resulted in increased lawlessness such as smuggling and bootlegging. Criminals found a new source of income. Organized crime grew. Gangsters like Al Capone in Chicago grew illegal empires.