| 5. Definitions |
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Volstead Act or
the 18th Amendment: | | The National Amendment of 1920 that prohibited the production, distribution and consumption of any alcoholic beverages. |
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| bootlegging: | | The smuggle of any alcoholic product |
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speakeasies or
blind pigs: | | The illegal saloons during prohibition |
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| dry agents: | | The agents who worked for the Prohibition Bureau in order to enforce Prohibition. The majority of these officials were corrupt. |
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| rumrunner: | | Someone who smuggles alcohol |
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| racket: | | A criminal, gangster |
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| dries: | | The supporter of the Prohibition Amendment |
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| wets: | | The supporter of the repeal of the Prohibition Amendment |
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