Prohibition is the ban of alcohol Bootlegging is the bringing of illegal alcohol to another country Alcohol was the only manufactured product shipped in great numbers from Canada to the US Prohibition was brought on by WCTU and other women's groups Volstead act or the The National Prohibition Act. This lasts in Canada from 1917-1920 When the war veterans returned they were upset to find they couldn't drink and complained Organized crime became a large problem - Mob involved Prohibition continued in the US until 1933 Rum running across the border and by sea became a lucrative business
Summary
Bootlegging and Prohibition were important in Canada nib the 1920s because for the first time it brought in a major law as voted on by woman. Though it did not remain long it ended up recreating organized crime as it remained for 13 more years in the US