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Who was the the most powerful bootlegger?
George Remus
What did doctors prescribe for illnesses before the prohibition?
How did prohibition backfire?
Alcohol consumption increased in the U.S.
What is a rumrunner?
a person who transports alcohol across borders
How much did Al Capone pay the police to let him run his business per a month?
$50,000
Who was the most powerful gangster in the prohibition?
Al Capone
True or False: The prohibition was during the great depression.
True
Al Capone died in what year?
1947
What is a bootlegger?
A person who makes or sells alcohol illegally
over 100 million dollars
What was Neal Dow called?
The Father of Prohibition
In Michigan a third offense of alcohol would make you be sentenced to...
a life in jail
Drunk driving during the Prohibition began to...
Increase
What is a speakeasy?
A place that turned into a shop to sell alcohol illegally.
Who were the 3 of the people that sold the alcohol?
Gangsters, bootleggers and rum runners
Who sold 79,000 dollars of cash a day from bootlegging?
George Remus
In Maryland a third offense would make you be sentenced to...
Nothing. There were no rules about prohibition in Maryland.
What disease increased during the prohibition?
Cirrhosis of the liver
When did the prohibition end?
1933
Where was Al Capone from?
Chicago
People would do this at home to get alcohol.
Brew their own alcohol.
Bootleg liquor was often extended with what?
Wood alcohol and other toxic chemicals
When did Al Capone rise to the top of the Mafia?
1925 after his last leader was shot.
The federal government wanted each state to have there own___ about prohibition.
laws