WHY PROHIBITION FAILED

Question 1

GOVERNMENT

Answer 1

1. congress only hired 3000 enforcement agents for the whole of America
2. cost guards and treasury agents were easily bribed
3. such low wages that bribery was made easy
4. failed to control gangs- al capone not arrested until 1933

Question 2

GANGS/ SPEAKEASIES

Answer 2

1. illegal production of alcohol-industrial, causing many deaths
2. illegal alcohol handed more money to gangs- more crime
3. al capone gang members- he had 60 million pounds alone
4. protection money forced
5. 300 bars to 700 speaks in New York

Question 3

GEOGRAPHY

Answer 3

1. Such a large coast line to stop imports
2. cuba imported rum to florida
3. canada border- smuggled across
4. size of country made policing it hard

Question 4

BOOTLEGGING

Answer 4

1. worth 215 million a year between Canada and Detroit
2. Rothstein and Lansky, imported alcohol- millions to be made
3. Boats could sit in international waters with alcohol waiting for bootleggers without being in trouble