Prohibition Documentary Notes Flashcards
These are the notes that I took from the Prohibition documentary.
When was Prohibition?
1920-1933
How much did Al Capone make?
$105 million a year
What city was Capone that main gangster of?
Chicago
Who was the journalist that spoke out against Capone?
Robert St. John
What area of Chicago did Capone buy?
Cicero
Why was Capone a more unusual gangster?
He crossed ethnic boundaries and tried to make unities between Jewish, Irish, German, and Polish gangs.
How many killings were there during the first 5 years of Prohibition?
136
What was the name of Capone’s pet mayor?
“Big” Bill Thompson
What President was elected in 1928 that created a task force to investigate Prohibition?
Herbert Hoover
George Johnson hired five people to investigate Capone’s taxes and try to jail him for tax evasion. What was these five men’s nickname?
The Untouchables
By 1928, there had been ___ murders and ___ bombs in Chicago.
367; 115
What was the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre?
Members of Al Capone’s gang entered a garage of “Bugs” Moran’s gang and shot all seven of the men there.
What woman created the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform?
Pauline Sabin
What effect did the stock market crash have on Prohibition?
The gov’t realized that if they repealed Prohibition, they would be able to make a lot of money taxing the alcohol, so they were more inclined to repeal
On October __, 1941, Al Capone was sentenced to an eleven year prison sentence for tax evasion.
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