Which statement about the Prohibition era is true? A. It led many people to join organized criminal gangs. B. It led to a culture of hip flasks, speakeasies, and wingspantail parties. C. It led to a huge drop in crime rates of the 1920s. D. It led to a revival of traditional American values.

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Mercedes Murray

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19 October, 17:07

Which statement about the Prohibition era is true? A. It led many people to join organized criminal gangs. B. It led to a culture of hip flasks, speakeasies, and wingspantail parties. C. It led to a huge drop in crime rates of the 1920s. D. It led to a revival of traditional American values.

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Anton Greene · Answer 1

Prohibition or the policy in the 1920s which outlawed alcohol in the United States, led to a major rise in organized crime and therefore A) it led to many people joining organized criminal gangs. There was also a subsequent rise in crime rates in the 1920s. The goal was to revive "traditional American values", however the outcome was quite far from this.