Prohibition Flashcards
Which groups supported prohibition?
Anti-Saloon League and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
Who else supported Prohibition?
Business leaders, as they didn’t want a work force who were coming to work hungover.
Why else was Prohibition supported?
It was seen as very religiously pure and many believed that alcohol was the work of the devil.
Where was Prohibition most successful?
In towns rather than cities was also successful in the southern states that were more religious
How did ww1 Impact prohibition
Grain was used for surplus food for the army, as well as anti German feeling towards brewers
Why was the opposition so un-impact full towards Prohibition?
They were unorganized, there were only a few protest, which is significant as many broke the law after it was passed
How much did Al capone gang make?
70 million dollars
How much money was estimated to enforce Prohibition successfully and what was the budget?
5 million was needed only 2 million was given doom from the start?
How much was the legal alcohol industry worth?
800 million
Why were so many agents corrupt?
They were paid only $2500 to police alcohol thus they could be bought and many sold pardons to gangsters
How many speakeasies were there in New York?
10,000 it was clear prohibition didn’t work in urban areas
What were the successes of Prohibition?
Arrests for drunkenness fell as did death from alcoholism. fewer road accidents as well as work fewer work accidents.
How did Prohibition kick start the soft drink industry
Without alcohol to drink, people turned to drinks like coca cola. Sales went up from 17 million cases to 113 million in 1920.
What amendment made selling alcohol illegal? and what act followed that amendment?
Eighteenth amendment and the Volstead Act of 1919
Gang related crime fact?
227 murders in Chicago only two murders convicted
