People
These were women who frequented speakeasies and broke traditional stereotypes of women.
What is a Flapper?
Give two reasons why Prohibition backfired.
Organized crime made millions, people still drank alcohol, more people were arrested for breaking Prohibition laws.
This is the city where Al Capone and his gang operated.
What is Chicago?
Members of the temperance movement believed that alcohol caused...
What is violence, sin, crime, abuse.
These were institutions (places) that were exempt from Prohibition under certain circumstances.
Hint: some people usually go here on Sundays.
What are churches?
True or false. The 18th Amendment made it illegal to drink alcohol.
False
The 1920's has several nicknames, give to of them and explain the reasons.
The Roaring 20's and the Jazz Age
What were three major inventions of the 1920's?
Radios, frozen foods, traffic lights and penicillin
He was an escape artist who died from a ruptured appendix after being punched by an audience member during a magic trick.
Harry Houdini
These institutions were illegal bars during the time of Prohibition. Places like this sold alcohol illegally.
What are speakeasies?
This is the name of the infamous massacre in which members of Al Capone's gang dressed as police officers and killed members of a rival gang.
What is the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre?
This was the estimated amount made per year from bootlegging.
A-1 billion
B-2 billion
C-3 billion
D-100 million
What is $2 billion?
This fast-paced sport got its start when bootleggers would get together to race cars on the weekends.
What is NASCAR or stock car racing?
This was illegally distilled or smuggles alcohol, usually whisky.
What is moonshine?
How much money did Al Capone make per minute selling alcohol?
100$ a minute=1500 a minute today
What famous company began in the 1920's and when was it's iconic character created?
Disney, Mickey Mouse was created in 1928
The temperance movement picked up steam during this war, when the production of alcohol was banned because of wartime rationing.
WWI
"Bootlegging" got its name from this group of people, who would hide illegal things in their boots.
Cowboys
This pharmacy got very popular during the Prohibition era by selling prescription alcohol. It is very close to PS 71.
Wallgreens