Detroit was the first major US city to implement a ban on the sale of alcohol in public establishments. This early implementation, a year before Prohibition became national law, gave gangsters and bootleggers in Detroit a head start in establishing networks for smuggling alcohol from Windsor, Canada, to Detroit. The consequence of this early ban was that Detroit became a hub for illegal alcohol trade, leading to increased criminal activity and violence.

How did prohibition allow organized crime to expand?

Prohibition Years Prove to Be Lawless for LewistownIt seems like nearly everyone in Lewistown (during prohibition days) was making moonshine, buying it, or having Canadian beer and whiskey imported," George Mueller said. "This practice gave rise to the name 'Bootlegger Trail' between Great Falls and Canada...There was more drinking of liquor by both young and old than before the passage of the 18th (prohibition) Amendment, which seemed to be true all over the nation. There were numerous Lewistown residents, some prominent, operating stills in secret rooms and basements," Mueller said.Next to farming, there was no single operation that had so many entrepreneurs. Ingenious and unique places in homes were used to hide the illicit liquor such as trap doors, secret panels, chimneys, stairways and other places.Mueller, George. "Prohibition Years Prove to Be Lawless for Lewistown." Montana Memory Project. https://www.mtmemory.org/nodes/view/3940?keywords=Which of the following was a major consequence of the activity shown in the excerpt above?

Of the following, which did Prohibition NOT do?reduce the price of alcoholic beveragesreduce health problemsreduce domestic violencereduce crime

AAn increase in federal revenue from alcohol taxes.BThe rise of sophisticated organized crime networks within the United States.CIncreasing divorce rates in the 20th century.DThe creation of support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous.

Look at the following graph and source to answer the question based on what you see in the graph AND what you know.Choose TWO correct answers.Question: What can you argue based on the data in this graph and source? "By 1925, half a dozen states, including New York, passed laws banning local police from investigating violations. Prohibition had little support in the cities of the Northeast and Midwest."Group of answer choicesProhibition should end because it's putting the lives of police in serious danger.Prohibition is working as it has led to the and increase in arrests and killings of gangs and mafia leadersProhibition is workig as cities have incrased its police forcesProhibition should end because the police have no authority in New York City