Crime and Corruption 🔪 Flashcards
When did the Eighteenth Amendment come into force?
16th January 1920
What did the Volstead Act of 1919 do?
Implemented the Eighteenth Amendment and set punishments for breaking this new law.
Which groups supported prohibition?
The Anti-Saloon League, Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and Religious groups like Methodists and Baptists.
What were these organisations reasoning for banning alcohol?
~They claimed it was the work of the devil, disobeying Christianity
~They claimed it increased crime
~The claimed it increased domestic abuse and absent fathers
What did rum-runners do?
Smuggle alcohol across the border from Canada and Mexico.
How many speakeasies were there in New York in 1925?
Over 10,000.
Which area was Al Capone in control of?
Chicago.
When was the St Valentine’s day Massacre?
1929.
What happened in the St Valentines Massacre of 1929?
Al Capone’s gang members were disguised as police and shot seven of Bugs Moran’s gang members.
When was Warren Harding elected president?
1920
What was Charles R Forbes found guilty of?
Fraud, conspiracy and bribery in the Veterans Bureau of 1927.
What was Albert B Fall found guilty of?
He was imprisoned and fined 100,000 dollars for his role in the Teapot Dome Scandal.
What was Harry M Daughtery found guilty of?
Selling alcohol illegally and giving licenses and pardons to offenders.
