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Prohibition
Politics
Grapes of Wrath
Miscellaneous
100
This illegal activity of creating alcohol was started due to the prohibition movement
What is bootlegging
100
This Amendment illegalized the production of alcohol
What was the 18th Amendment
100
Because of prohibition and industrialization the ___ rate of the people was extremely high
What is the unemployment rate
100
The racing of stock cars created this organization.
What is the NASCAR
200
These illegal bars emerged all over the nation
What are speakeasies
200
The 18th Amendment was created by this US President.
Who was President Hoover
200
A common theme in both the novel, and the time period of organized crime was "power residing solely in the hands of this group of people"
Who is the wealthy/upper class
200
Al Capone was finally arrested on this charge.
What was tax evasion.
300
The 18th Amendment was also known as the ___ Experiment
What was the "Noble Experiment"
300
This Act was passed to clarify the details of the 18th Amendment
What was the Volstead Act
300
This famous gangster was considered "attractive" to the common people due to his tendency to steal from the rich and give to the poor
Who is Pretty Boy Floyd
300
There was an abundance of __ immigration to the United States during this time period
What was Italian immigration
400
This religious group pressured the government to enforce prohibition.
What was the Women's Christian Temperance Union
400
The 18th Amendment did not specify that the act of __ alcohol was illegal.
Drinking
400
During this time period, the government was close to losing control. The power during this time rested with the _(illegal)_ groups and _(legal)_ businesses
What was the Mafia/Gangster/Mob Industrial/ Farming/ Corporate
400
Gangsters and Mafia organization were simply a product of this disastrous period of time.
What was the Great Depression
500
In New York City alone there were over ___ number of speakeasies.
What is 10,000
500
The Volstead Act specified that any beverage above __% was illegal
What was 0.5%
500
The desperation of both the government and the people during this time period was clearly illustrated in this quote from the novel "When he was loose an' goin' wild, law said we got to give him up—an' nobody give him up. Sometimes a fella got to sift the law." Who was this quote spoken by and about?
Who was Mama Joad and Pretty Boy Floyd
500
Agents from this organization were hired to enforce prohibition
What was the Federal Prohibition Bureau