Prohibition was enacted by the passage of the ____ Amendment in 1920. This amendment made it illegal to make, sell, or transport ____ in the United States. Many people at the time blamed alcohol for some of society's problems, like ____. Too bad it didn't work. During Prohibition, crime actually got ____ in America. ____ were secret, illegal bars that sold alcohol. The name came from the idea that you needed to "speak easy" so the ____ didn't hear noise from the bar. The interesting part about Prohibition was that it wasn't illegal to ____ or buy alcohol at that time, just to ____ it. ____ were the people who made and transported the ____. A slang term for homemade alcohol was ____. It was made in secret in ____. Federal ____ were in charge of catching the bootleggers. This became a very difficult and expensive job once organized crime took control of the illegal business. Al ____ famous crime ring in ____ made millions selling alcohol and running speakeasies. There was a ____ in violent crime during Prohibition as a result. ____ was brought to an end by the start of the ____ ____. It wasn't working - people were still drinking alcohol and crime had increased along with the police costs of ____. People thought that ending Prohibition would create ____ and raise tax ____ from legally sold alcohol. Prohibition was officially repealed by the ____ Amendment in 1933.

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