Purple Gang
Prohibition as a Whole
Detroit and Prohibition
Mystery Category
100
How many illegal saloons were there in 1929?
2
5
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0
0
0
Ain't no one gettin' this
100
What amendment started Prohibition?
The 18th Amendment
100
What was a main reason for Detroit being a alcohol smuggling capitol?
Its close Proximity to Canada, where alcohol was legal
100
When did the Purple gang collapse/splinter?
1935
200
do later. Awful answer, no question
When you make something that people want illegal, people will pay a greater price for these goods and smuggling.
200
What amendment ended Prohibition?
The 21st Amendment
200
Name a method of smuggling alcohol through Detroit during Prohibition
Cars on ice, ...
200
What was the first major city in the U.S. to go "sober"?
Detroit
300
What was the Miraflores Massacre
Bait, trap, kill
300
The goal of Prohibition was to reduce social problems linked to alcohol #MASA. What happened instead?
Crime and Corruption soared to much greater height
300
What percent of alcohol smuggled into the U.S. came through Detroit?
75%
300
Name 3 illegal activities of the purple gang
Murder, extortion, theft, armed robbery, kidnapping, bootlegging, etc..
400
What industries did the Purple Gang have a monopolize in Detroit?
Alcohol, drugs, casinos
400
With increased demand for smuggled alcohol, what institutions came into being that continue to today?
Gangs
400
Name two Speakeasies in Detroit
Aniwa Club, Tommy's Detroit Bar, Venice Club
400
Why do people go to Canada to drink today?
Lower drinking age
500
What was/is "Protection"
(hint: wasn't defined in slide)
Where a gang will say that they will protect a store from other gangs or their own gang members in exchange for some of the good green ones(extortion)
500
I couldn't think of anything from the slide so here:
How can you drop a raw egg from a height onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
Concrete floors are very hard to crack.
500
How long did Prohibition last in Detroit
16 years
500
Give an example of an industry being made legal again to regulate it besides alcohol.
Could be anything: Marijuana, etc.