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Published on Nov 19, 2015
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Prohibition:
Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the sale, production, importation, and transportation of alcoholic beverages that remained in place from 1920 to 1933.
Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the sale, production, import
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Causes of prohibition
A. Alcohol abuse (Prevalent among males)Many 1.Fathers used their income on alcohol rather than for familial expenses.
2.Work accidents
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B. Saloons were popular although many Americans, especially women, considered them offensive
1. Not only did the saloons serve alcohol but many vices such as gambling and prostitution were present in order to earn extra profit for the shop owners
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Organizations against Alcohol
A. Anti-Saloon League
1. established in 1893
2. Oberlin, Ohio
3. a leading organization that worked with Protest Churches in rural areas and the South
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B. Ku Klux Klan
1. Major supporters of prohibition, specifically in Georgia.
2. A historian recalled that the “support for prohibition represented the single most important bond between Klansmen throughout the Nation” (Prohibition: People and Terms).
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C. Women’s Christian Temperance Union
1. Founded in 1847
2. There were about 200,000 members
3. This group consisted of many past abolitionists who thought “drinking was as evil as slavery” (Roots of Prohibition).
4. Remains active today
D. Lincoln Lee Region
1. Founder was Howard Hyde Russell
2. Promoted abstinence to children by making them sign “Total Abstinence Pledge cards.”
Significant Events
A.b1914-1918: World War I
B. January 16, 1916: The 18th Amendment that made distribution of alcohol illegal
C. Early 1920s: Many Americans such as Lawyer George Remus, Roy Olmstead, and William McCoy attempt to gain alcohol trade either legally or illegally
D. 1926: Al Capone is accused of murdering Billy McSwiggin in attempt to arrest Capone for bootlegging.
E. 1928-1929: The Purple Gang goes to trial for bootlegging and highjacking. Also, gang violence increase in urban areas among the nation.
F. February 14, 1929: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, Al Capone’s cronies murder 7 of Bugs Moran’s gang members.
G. December 5, 1933: The 21st Amendment is ratified to repeal prohibition
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Al Capone
A. QUOTE: “All I do is to supply a public demand...Somebody had to throw some liquor on that thirst. Why not me?” - Al Capone
B. Born in January 17, 1899
C. Moved to Chicago in 1920
D. Inherited to become the leader of Johnny Torino’s gang, Capone’s former boss
E. Created an international bootlegging organization which he traded alcohol to several states all the way to Canada.
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F. Capone created a system to deliver his good by a plethora amount of ways (delivery truck drivers, salespeople, bars, and armed body guards.
G. Capone bribed police and significant politicians of Chicago to keep cover.
H. He earned 60 million dollars a year only from alcohol sales.
I. Speculated to be responsible for the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
J. 1931: Arrested for 11 years due to tax evasion
K. His health deteriorated and died in Palm Island, Florida on January 25, 1947
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Ironic Effects of Prohibition
A. Expected Outcomes
1. “Sales of clothing and household goods were to skyrocket” (PBS).
2. Real Estate developers and landlords would have increase in rents as saloons closed and the neighborhoods became safer.
3. Juice and soft drink companies all expected a growth
4. Theatre producers wanted new crowds of people who would watch movies to entertain themselves instead of alcohol
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