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Reading Practice 2
The Rise of Bootleggers
In 1919, America passed the Volstead Act, which outlawed all alcohol in
America. Americans thought that this new law would have a positive effect on their
society. They thought that making alcohol illegal would reduce crime in their
society. Actually, it did just the opposite.
5 The Volstead Act made alcohol illegal, but it did not lessen Americans’
desire to drink. Soon there were countless bootleggers in America. These criminals
caused many problems in American society. First, the alcohol that they made and
sold was of very low quality. Sometimes it would make people very sick or even kill
them. In addition, bootleggers often fought bloody wars against each other to
10 control the illegal alcohol business.
By the late 1920s, the situation was getting out of control. Almost every
major city had a gang of powerful and dangerous bootleggers. They used the
money from their illegal businesses to pay police officers, judges, and other
government workers. As a result, large parts of the government were corrupt. In
15 1933, Americans finally realized that the Volstead Act was not working, and made
alcohol legal again.
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