Prohibition Flashcards
1
Q
Who were the two main movements against prohibition
A
Anti saloon league
Women’s Christian temperance union
2
Q
What were illegal bars and alcohol called
A
Bars and speakeasies
3
Q
For prohibition
A
- 3000 infants a year were smothered by drunk parents
- beer was German
- drinking was said to encourage communism
- salons were seen as dens thag destroy family life
4
Q
How much alcohol was destroyed in 1912
A
50 million litres
5
Q
How many agents was ther
A
4000, many who were sacked for taking bribes, so it was impossible to enforce
6
Q
Gangsterism
A
- led to the growth in violence
* al Capone
7
Q
When did prohibition end?
A
21st amendment, proved it failed, in 1933
