18th Amendment
What did the 18th Amendment do?
Make the sale of alcohol illegal?
What was sold at speakeasies in the 1920s?
illegal alcohol.
Where was Al-Capone born?
Brooklyn NYC, 1899
What product made most mobsters rich during the 1920s?
illegal alchol
What major conflict occurred before the 1920s.
The First World War
What is another name for the period in which alcohol was illegal in the U.S?
The prohibition era.
were speakeasies legal? Why/Why Not?
No, the sale of alcohol was illegal under the 18th amendment.
When did Al-Capone become a gangster?
after sixth grade
What was the name given to people who illegally sold alcohol?
Bootleggers
What was the name given to people who did not like immigrants from Eastern Europe entering the U.S.?
Nativists
When was the 18th amendment put in place? When was it removed?
1917-1933
Where did the word speakeasy come from?
they were originally called speak-softly shops
Where did Capone operate?
Chicago
Where did mobsters get their products?
Mostly from Canada/other countries.
What was the name of the period in which Black American culture became prominent in a borough(section) of NYC?
The Harlem Renaissance.
What was the name of the movement in which people tried to remove alcohol as they viewed it as evil and causing an increase in domestic violence?
The Temperance Movement.
Between 20,000-100,000.
How was Al-Capone stopped?
He was arrested and convicted of tax evasion by the IRS.
What was the name given to the event in which Al-Capones men gunned down seven rival gang members?
the St. Valentine's day massacre.
Name ONE of the 3 presidents during the 1920s.
1. Warren G. Harding
2. Calvin Coolidge
3. Herbert Hoover
What was the name of the act that actually enforced the 18th Amendment?
The Volstead Act.
How did Speakeasies like the Cotton Club remain in business in spite of the law?
Owners bribed politicians and police chiefs to avoid raids.
What was Al-Capones most notorious crime.
The murder of 7 men of a rival gang on February 14th, 1929.
How did crime change during the prohibition era?
Why was the 1920s called the roaring 20s?
It was a time of great social, cultural, and economic advancement/prosperity in the United States.