4.  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

6.  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

7.  By the age of 26, Al Capone headed a criminal empire in Chicago  He used bribery and violence to maintain control  From 1925-1931, 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

9.  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.

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 The 18 th Amendment was repealed in 1933 by the 21 st Amendment