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When did President Wilson ban the selling of beer

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September 1918 

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What is prohibition?

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The ban of selling. making, and drinking alcohol

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When was the prohibition amendment?

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January, 1919

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When did the congress pass the volstead act?

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1920

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Who was in the Ohio gang?

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Warren Harding was the leader
Albert fall who was in prison and find $100,000
Charles R. Forbes from guilty of fraud, conspiracy and bribery.
Harry M Daugherty attorney general found guilty of selling alcohol illegally

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When was the teapot Dome scandal?

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1922

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What happened between 1925 and 1929, with Al Capone 

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He killed over 200 rivals

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when did 50,000 people die from alcohol poisoning

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1926

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When was the Saint Valentines day massacre?

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Feb 1929

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How many speakeasies were in New York in 1930?

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Over 30,000

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When was the end of prohibition?

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1933

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Why did prohibition happen?

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Alcohol causes, crime, no working standards and child, neglect and abuse at home,


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Definition for bootlegger

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One who produced or sold alcohol illegally

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Definition for moonshiner

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Illegally, distilled alcohol

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Definition for speakeasy

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Illegal drinking saloon

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What is a rum runner?

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Someone who transports illegal alcohol

17
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What is a still?

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A device for distilling alcohol

18
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What year did Al Capone take control of torrio Gang

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1925

19
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How did Al Capone not get arrested early?

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Capone bribed, police and the mayor with alcohol

20
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What was the Saint Valentine’s Day massacre?

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It was an attempt to kill bugs Moran, and seven of his gang member was killed 

21
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When was Capone found guilty of tax evasion

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1931

22
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Who protested for prohibition to happen

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Protest from anti-saloon league, the women’s Christian temperance union Henry Ford also backed this because he didn’t want people with low
working standards.

23
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What did religious group see alcohol as 

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They saw it as sin and evil

24
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What did America think of Germany during this time?

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As America entered World War I, there was an anti-German feeling. The beer was nicknamed Kaisers brew, which is another reason not to sell and drink alcohol.

25
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What increased during the prohibition period

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Organised crime

26
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What are the pros of prohibition?

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Death caused by alcoholism fell by 80% by 1921
There were less deaths caused by drink-driving.
There were less cases of drink related workplace accidents.
There was a decrease in alcohol consumption per capita 

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What were the cons of prohibition?

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By 1926, 50,000 people had died from poisoned alcohol
There was an increase in case of blindness and paralysis caused by alcohol
There was an increase in underage drinking

28
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Historical context with prohibition

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Anheuser bush company only managed to survive due to soft drinks they also made glass bottles 

29
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When and where was Al Capone born?

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1899 in New York

30
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When did Al Capone first get involved in crime?

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In 1917, when he joins the five points gang led by Johnny Torrio

31
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What was Al Capone seen as?

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He was seen as a glamorous person he moved in the highest social circle. He was the first to open up soup kitchens after the 1929 Wall Street crash.

32
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Who controls the bootleg business in the south of Chicago?

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Dion o bannion

33
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Definition of corruption

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Dishonest behaviour by people in Power often involving bribery

34
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Definition of scandal

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Action or event that is morally wrong

35
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What was one of the oil fields that Albert fall leased to wealthy friends

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Teapot, dome, Wyoming and another was at elk Hills, California

36
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How much did Albert fall receive after doing secret bribes?

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$400,000 suspicions grew after he started spending large amounts of money

37
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When and how did Warren Harding die?

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He became ill and caught pneumonia. He died in August 1923.

38
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What was the impact on American Society from the teapot, dome scandal

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They no longer trusted Harding on the official roles

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