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Define Speakeasy. What did they require for entry?
These were secret bars where patrons could drink illegal liquor.
Define bootlegger. Where did this term come from?
A person who transported and smuggled illegal alcohol, many time hiding small bottles inside shoes or boots.
Who was Al Capone?
A Crime boss in Chicago. Became infamous during prohibition
These were the people tasked specifically with enforcing Prohibition
Prohibition Agents
What was moonshine? How did it get its name?
Illegal, high proof made in secret. Usually made at night by the light of the moon
This was the MAIN PROBLEM that the government faced when trying to enforce prohibition
not enough prohibition agents
Why were police not helpful in enforcing prohibition?
They were also drinking, and sometimes paid off by prohibition violators
poisoned them
The new Prohibition law turned average citizens into:
Criminals
This was the movement to end the consumption of alcohol
The Temperance Movement
On their body, in boots, in suitcases, in cars, loaves of bread, secret compartments
Define Organized Crime
Crimes of all sorts (in this case liquor) committed by a group of people on a large scale
Describe the "Noble Experiment" of the 1920s
The new Prohibition law
These were 3 groups that were in favor of Temperance
Women, Churches and Employers
What are 3 things that temperance leaders said alcohol would cause?
Domestic violence, poverty, disease, death, mental illness, suicide
This amendment made Prohibition a national law
18th Amendment
Prohibition lasted from ________ to _________
(give me the years)
1920 - 1933
Name two loopholes in the Prohibition law
Doctors could prescribe alcohol, Only transportation/sale/manufacture was outlawed but not consumption
This amendment repealed Prohibition
21st Amendment
describe what happened during the St. Valentines Day massacre?
This event happened when 7 members of "Bugs" Moran's gang were gunned down by members of Al Capone's gang who were dressed as cops
How many prohibition agents were tasked with enforcing prohibition in the whole country?
1500