(US History) Chapter 7: Prohibition
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Prohibition came to be with
The 18th Amendment
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Prohibition made 5 things about alcohol illegal. What were the 5 things
Manufacture
Transportation
Import
Export
Sale
Transportation
Import
Export
Sale
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Bootlegging
An illegal source
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A bootlegger originally got their name...how?
People who use to hide a flask on their leg
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Still
A device used to produce alcohol from corn, grain, potatoes, or other fruit and vegetable sources
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Speakeasy
Bars that operated illegally
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How did speakeasies get their names?
The term comes from a patron's manner of ordering alcohol without raising suspicion — a bartender would tell a patron to be quiet and "speak easy".
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What were the two main weapons used by the mafia / gangsters?
Machine guns
Sawed-off shotguns
Sawed-off shotguns
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What involved bribing police to ignore illegal activities?
Also they would offer "protection"
Racketeering
Racketeering
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Al Capon's nickname was...
Scarface
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Who brought Al Capone to justice?
Elliot Ness
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What was the name of the prison Al Capone was held at? (The one he went crazy at)
Alcatraz
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What repealed prohibition?
The 21st amendment
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What law / act enforced prohibition?
The Volstead Act
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