Crime And Corruption Flashcards
When did President Wilson ban the selling of beer
September 1918 
What is prohibition?
The ban of selling. making, and drinking alcohol
When was the prohibition amendment?
January, 1919
When did the congress pass the volstead act?
1920
Who was in the Ohio gang?
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
When was the teapot Dome scandal?
1922
What happened between 1925 and 1929, with Al Capone 
He killed over 200 rivals
when did 50,000 people die from alcohol poisoning
1926
When was the Saint Valentines day massacre?
Feb 1929
How many speakeasies were in New York in 1930?
Over 30,000
When was the end of prohibition?
1933
Why did prohibition happen?
Alcohol causes, crime, no working standards and child, neglect and abuse at home,

Definition for bootlegger
One who produced or sold alcohol illegally
Definition for moonshiner
Illegally, distilled alcohol
Definition for speakeasy
Illegal drinking saloon
What is a rum runner?
Someone who transports illegal alcohol
What is a still?
A device for distilling alcohol
What year did Al Capone take control of torrio Gang
1925
How did Al Capone not get arrested early?
Capone bribed, police and the mayor with alcohol
What was the Saint Valentine’s Day massacre?
It was an attempt to kill bugs Moran, and seven of his gang member was killed 
When was Capone found guilty of tax evasion
1931
Who protested for prohibition to happen
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.
What did religious group see alcohol as 
They saw it as sin and evil
What did America think of Germany during this time?
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.
What increased during the prohibition period
Organised crime
What are the pros of prohibition?
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 
What were the cons of prohibition?
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
Historical context with prohibition
Anheuser bush company only managed to survive due to soft drinks they also made glass bottles 
When and where was Al Capone born?
1899 in New York
When did Al Capone first get involved in crime?
In 1917, when he joins the five points gang led by Johnny Torrio
What was Al Capone seen as?
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.
Who controls the bootleg business in the south of Chicago?
Dion o bannion
Definition of corruption
Dishonest behaviour by people in Power often involving bribery
Definition of scandal
Action or event that is morally wrong
What was one of the oil fields that Albert fall leased to wealthy friends
Teapot, dome, Wyoming and another was at elk Hills, California
How much did Albert fall receive after doing secret bribes?
$400,000 suspicions grew after he started spending large amounts of money
When and how did Warren Harding die?
He became ill and caught pneumonia. He died in August 1923.
What was the impact on American Society from the teapot, dome scandal
They no longer trusted Harding on the official roles
