 Volstead Act (1919) –  Prohibited the sale, manufacture, and import of all “intoxicating beverages”  Established the Prohibition Bureau in the.

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 Volstead Act (1919) –  Prohibited the sale, manufacture, and import of all “intoxicating beverages”  Established the Prohibition Bureau in the Treasury Department  18 th Amendment (1920) – provided Constitutional weight and enforcement of the Volstead Act

 Speakeasies – illegal “underground” clubs that served alcohol (could be found everywhere)  Bootleggers – people who obtained alcohol illegally and sold it  Rum-Runners – people who used boats to smuggle alcohol and outran the Prohibition Bureau’s watercraft  Organized Crime – Prohibition contributed to the rise of organized crime

 By the age of 26, Al Capone headed a criminal empire in Chicago  He used bribery and violence to maintain control  From , he bootlegged whiskey from Canada, operated illegal breweries, and ran a network of 10,000 speakeasies  By 1927, the “Big Fellow” was worth over $100 million  He was arrested for tax evasion in 1931

 Read the primary source, “My Bootlegger,” from Collier’s magazine.  As you read, take notes on all the different reasons why Prohibition was difficult to enforce.

The 18 th Amendment was repealed in 1933 by the 21 st Amendment