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Prohibition (T1) Flashcards

1
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When was the Eighteenth Amendment introduced?

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1918

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What was the Eighteenth Amendment?

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Banned the sale, transportation and manufacture of intoxicating liquor in the USA.

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What did the separate Volstead Act define intoxicating liquor as?

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Any drink containing more than 0.5% alcohol.

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Who was the first Prohibition commissioner?

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John F. Kramer.

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What was a reason for Prohibition? (Women groups)

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Many women’s groups saw alcohol as a means by which men oppressed them.

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What was another reason for Prohibition (Businesses)?

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Big businesses saw drunkenness as leading to danger and inefficiency in the workplace.

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Which two businesses were big supporters of Prohibition?

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The Rockefeller Corporation and Heinz.

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What was a final reason for Prohibition (Religious groups)?

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Many religious groups believed alcohol was the work of the devil and was overwhelmingly responsible for sin and undoing.

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Who tended to be supporters of Prohibition?

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Overwhelmingly Protestant, live in small towns in the South and West, and vote Republican.

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Who tended to be opponents of Prohibition?

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Likely to be urban, of non-northern European ethnic origin, Roman Catholic and vote Democrat.

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By 1917 how many states had passed Prohibition laws?

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27, and there were ‘dry’ counties where alcohol was not allowed in several other states.

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12
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What two factors led to the increased popularity of Prohibition?

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  • Impact of the war
  • Disorganisation of the opposition
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How did WW1 change attitude towards alcohol?

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  • Grain was used in the production of alcoholic drinks was needed for food instead.
  • Many people felt patriotic to do without alcohol.
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Who were the largest brewers at the time?

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Ruppert, Pabst and Leiber were all of German origin.

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How did the war impact peoples feelings towards these companies?

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Anti-German feeling led many not to buy alcohol from these companies.

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What did people believe alcohol was doing?

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Led young soldiers, who were away from home for the first time, into temptation and sinful ways - so best to remove it from their grasp.

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How was there disorganisation of the opposition?

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There was a march and rally in New York City, a parade in Baltimore and a resolution against taking away the working man’s beer by the American Federation of Labour.

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Was there any significant protest against Prohibition?

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No, other than this there was little protest.

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How much did the Anti-Saloon League estimate for an appropriate budget for Prohibition?

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$5 million to enforce it successfully.

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20
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How much was Commissioner Kramer given to enforce Prohibition?

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$2 million

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21
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How many miles of coastline and land border does the USA have?

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18,700 miles

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22
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What was ‘rum row’?

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The waters just outside the national limits.

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23
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How much of smuggled alcohol was intercepted?

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Only about 5% of alcohol coming into the country illegally.

24
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How much alcohol was seized in 1924?

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$40 million

25
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How much was the volume of alcohol business measured to be?

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$800 million

26
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Who were ‘bootleggers’?

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People who went into business as producers and distributers of illegal alcohol.

27
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Who was the ‘King of Bootleggers’?

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George Remus

28
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What did George Remus do?

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Bought up various breweries on the eve of Prohibition for the manufacture of medicinal alcohol.

29
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How did Remus maintain order?

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Hired an army of 3,000 gangsters to hijack his products and divert them to the illegal stills of the big cities.

30
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How much did Remus make in 5 years?

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$5 million

31
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What was industrial alcohol?

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Was easily diverted and redistilled to turn it into an alcoholic drink.

32
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What was ‘moonshine’?

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Illegal alcohol, named because it was manufactured in remote areas by the light of the moon.

33
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What were the dangers of producing ‘moonshine’?

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  • Poisoning from wood alcohol, although not common, did happen during this period.
  • 34 people died in NYC due to this.
34
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How many Treasury agents were deployed to enforce Prohibition?

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3,000

35
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How much were Treasury agents paid?

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$2,500 to shut down an illegal industry whose profits were estimated at $2 billion.

36
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What is an example of a Treasury agent going corrupt?

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One federal agent was said to have made $7 million selling illegal licenses and pardons to bootleggers.

37
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What is an example of divisons among supporters?

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The Anti-Saloon League was bitterly divided.

38
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What was the division in the Anti-Saloon League?

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Some members sought stricter enforcement laws, believing the League should actually be given power over appointment of officers.

39
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What was the opposition in the Ant-Saloon League?

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Others emphasised education programmes to deter people from drinking in the first place.

40
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How did the role of the government lead to the failure of Prohibition?

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No one in government seemed to be prepared to say openly that Prohibition could not be enforced.

41
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How does the role of the government relate to the context of 1920s America?

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This was a period of reduced role by federal government, and most state governments were at best lukewarm in enforcement.

42
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How was there a shift in attitude for Americans?

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For many Americans, particularly those living in the cities, their main aim in life became having a good time.

43
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How did the popularity of ‘speakeasies’ grow?

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Illegal drinking in gangster-run speakeasies became popular with fashionable city dwellers.

44
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What did Prohibition lead to?

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A huge growth in organised crime and gangsterism.

45
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What did mobsters do?

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Controlled territories by force and established monopolies in the manufacture and sale of alcohol.

46
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Why were these territories defended violently?

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Potentially huge profitable enterprises were involved.

47
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Who was John Torrio?

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Ran most of the illegal alcohol business in Chicago and retired with $30 million.

48
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Who was Al Capone?

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Torrio’s chosen successor, saw himself as embodying the spirit of free competition and enterprise in the USA.

49
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How much business had Al Capone done by 1932?

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It was estimated his gang had done $70 million worth of business.

50
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How was Capone violent in protecting his business?

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He built up an army of 700 gangsters who committed over 300 murders.

51
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What was the St. Valentines Day Massacre?

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Five of Capone’s men, dressed as policemen, ‘arrested’ seven of the rival ‘Bugs Moran’ gang and shot over 100 bullets into them.

52
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How was there a growth in lack of support for Prohibition?

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  • Illegal drinking made criminals of a good percentage of the population.
  • Prohibition worked to the detriment of the poor.
53
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How was there still support for Prohibition?

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  • Supporters argued that alcohol fell from 2.6 gallons per person per year to 1 gallon.
  • Arrests for drunkenness fell, as did deaths from alcoholism.
54
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When did Prohibition come to an end?

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President Roosevelt finally abolished Prohibition in 1933.

55
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What was one of the reasons for Prohibition come to an end?

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A report set up by Hoover estimated that trying to enforce Prohibition took up 66% of the entire law enforcement budget.

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