Prohibition Flashcards
when was the Volstead Act
1920
how did USA enforce the law and make prohibition work
-enactment of volstead act and change to constitution
-creation of federal agents
- education and propaganda
- illegal alcohol prosecuted
- police raids on speakeasies
time to find speakeasy
21 mins
how did Al Capone go to jail
-22 counts of tax evasions
- violations of Volstead Act
what did coast guard do
stop illegal imports from Cuba, Bahamas and Canada
when was prohibition
1919 to 1933
how much did the homicide rate increase from pre-prohibition
78%
how much did Al Capone make because of bootlegging
$60 million
of gangland murders 1926-1927
130
of saloons banned by 1916
21 stodes
what did federal agents do
- stopping bootleggers and destroying illegal stills and supplies of alcohol
- patrolled Canadian and Mexican borders
how many speakeasies were there in Detroit
15,000
reasons why supporters of prohibition wanted to ban alcohol
- sinful and immoral
- domestic violence
- increased crime
- caused disease
- wasteful- grain used to produce food instead of alcohol
- Lost production- absences and injuries
- votes if they supported anti-saloon league
- patriotic move- brewers were German
how did economic problems lead to the end of prohibition
-1929 WSC and economic depression
-taxes from alcohol sales could help instead of the New Deal
- government use the money of police to help economy
-alcohol industry could create legal jobs
why was prohibition a failure
- coastline too large to police- few agents
- few agents therefore difficult to police
- corruption of work force
- more speakeasies opened
- rise of gangsters
- gangsters got rich to fund other criminal activities
- gangland wars- increased violence
- people died of bad moonshine
why prohibition was not a failure
- consumption of beer decreased from 20 million gallons 1920 to 14 million gallons in 1933
- lasted 13 years
how did political problems lead to end of prohibition
Roosevelt promised that he would repeat the Volstead Act winning him votes
name two famous agents
Isadore Einstein
Moe Smith
what was the 18th Amendment
change to the constitution which made Volstead Act apply to out states
when was the St. Valentine’s Day massacre
1929
of men killed in the St. Valentine’s Day massacre
7 men
what were bootleggers
ppl who transported illegal alcohol to speakeasies
of murders by Al Capone by 1929
300
prohibition agents dismissed for corruption
1 in 12 agents
