True or False
T or F: The rebellion to Prohibition from gangs had no correlation to the increase in gang violence?
FALSE
Chicago became notorious as the home of __________, whose bootlegging empire netted over $60 million a year.
Al Capone
What did Prohibition ban the manufacture and selling of?
Alcoholic beverages
Is this political cartoon supporting or against prohibition?
https://prohibition.osu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/100/public/Cartoon5.jpg?itok=A2B5xrNj
Supporting Prohibition
What were people who smuggled liquor and sold it to others illegally called?
a) speakeasies
b) bootleggers
c) protestants
d) organized crime
b) bootleggers
T or F: By the mid 1920s only 19% of Americans had actually supported Prohibition.
TRUE
The Prohibition Act became active with the passage of the __________ Act.
Volstead
What were the illegal saloons and nightclubs that drinkers used to obtain liquor after Prohibition was established called?
Speakeasies
Is this political cartoon supporting or against prohibition?
Anti-Prohibition
After World War I, many Americans:
a) gave in and accepted Prohibition.
b) had no opinion on Prohibition.
c) supported Prohibition.
d) were tired of Prohibition limiting the enjoyment in their lives.
d) were tired of Prohibition limiting the enjoyment in their lives.
T or F: The fall of Prohibition was due to a lack of finances to enforce the law.
TRUE
The church-affiliated __________ League, along with the Women's Christian Temperance Movement, led the push to establish the Prohibition amendment.
Anti-Saloon
What is the name of the societal group made up of women that saw alcohol as a negative element in families and marriages?
Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
Is this political cartoon supporting or against prohibition?
Anti-Prohibition
This Amendment put Prohibition into effect.
a) 18th Amendment
b) 19th Amendment
c) 20th Amendment
d) 21st Amendment
a) 18th Amendment
T or F: Prohibition was mostly supported from rural North and East areas, places home to native-born Protestants.
FALSE
After Prohibition was repealed, gangs were forced to move their business into __________.
drugs and gambling.
Who did mobsters hire to cover for their illegal practices?
Mobsters hired accountants and lawyers to cover their tracks.
Is this political cartoon supporting or against prohibition?
Anti-Prohibition
Which was not an unintended effect of Prohibition?
a) some restaurants closed due to not making profits from liquor sales
b) thousands of people died each year of cheaply made liquor that contained toxins in them
c) income that relied on liquor sales for states declined, leaving no money to fund for public structures
d) a decrease of abuse in families and accidents on the job
d) a decrease of abuse in families and accidents on the job
T or F: The Volstead Act also created a Prohibition Bureau in the Treasury Department.
TRUE
__________ was the state to provide the last necessary vote to ratify the 21st Amendment.
Utah
Define syndicated crime during the Prohibition Era.
Gang leaders made deals with each other for mutual protection across territories to ensure that illegal alcohol circulated through cities as planned.
Is this political cartoon supporting or against prohibition?
https://prohibition.osu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/100/public/Cartoon10.jpg?itok=2QaFDG9e
Supporting Prohibition
Who actually ran most of the organized crime in America?
a) gangs
b) religious citizens
c) politicians and police chiefs
d) lawyers
c) politicians and police chiefs