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Warm Up 1/10 Describe the significance of one event leading up to the Revolutionary War.

Prohibition 18th Amendment passed 1920 Banned manufacture, sale, transportation of alcoholic beverages Result of nearly 100 years of temperance movements Alcohol blamed for many societal problems from domestic abuse to work related accidents

Prohibition Promoted mostly by rural Protestants in South and West who praised the elimination of a social evil

Prohibition - Problems Underfunded and enforced Volstead Act Created Prohibition Bureau 1500 poorly funded agents to patrol entire country Speakeasies Hidden saloons/night clubs More numerous than original saloons Frequented by men and women of middle and upper-middle class Could be found just about anywhere

Prohibition - Problems Bootleggers Smugglers who manufactured or acquired and sold liquor illegally Highly lucrative $$$ Bribed police to look the other way

Prohibition - Problems Organized Crime Supplying illegal liquor was a complex business Independent gangsters joined forces in the process Leads to gang violence Clashes over territory Gang wars and murder become commonplace in big cities Expands to gambling, prostitution, racketeering Bribing police or government officials Forcing local businesses to pay a fee for “protection”

Prohibition - Problems Organized Crime Al Capone Most infamous mob boss in Chicago Murdered his way to the top of the Chicago liquor business Had a knack for paying off officials and avoiding jail Flashy and well known, almost a celebrity in the city Irony: Eventually arrested and sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion

Speakeasy Mingle