t; Why should we support the Germans?" Alcohol was said to be an economical, social, and medical problem. The American public was also starting to develop a moral code after the war and alcohol did not fit this code. Because of these problems the United States government created the Volstead Act to ban all drinking alcohol.
             Even though alcohol was illegal, the mafia had New York, Chicago and other cities flooded within days of the passing of the eighteenth amendment. Al Capone and gangsters of the same standings had illegal bars started, and called them
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