Successes and failures of prohibition Flashcards
what were the successes of prohibition
agents were employed to arrest offenders
consumption of alcohol declined
death rate and crime due to alcohol decreased
the government ran information campaigns and gained widespread approval
what were the failures of prohibition
lacked support and so made many Americans law breakers there were not enough agents it led to organised crime and violence it caused health problems it lost american vital taxes
name 2 prohibition agents and their arrests
Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith made 4392 arrests
how much did consumption of alcohol decline by
50 to 30 percent
what was a speakeasy
an illegal bar
how many agents were corupt
1:12
who gave cuff links to men and how much were they
George Remus £25000
name 3 gangsters during prohibition
Al Capone, Bugs Moran, Lucky Luciano
how much did al capone make
$60 million a year
name one example of gang violence associated with prohibition
St Valentines day massacre
what health problems did moonshine cause
moonshine was made with industrial strength alcohol and could cause blindness and death
what was moonshine
alcohol that people made when they couldn’t buy any in stores
