(US History) Chapter 7: Prohibition

Prohibition came to be with

The 18th Amendment

Prohibition made 5 things about alcohol illegal. What were the 5 things

Manufacture
Transportation
Import
Export
Sale

Bootlegging

An illegal source

A bootlegger originally got their name...how?

People who use to hide a flask on their leg

Still

A device used to produce alcohol from corn, grain, potatoes, or other fruit and vegetable sources

Speakeasy

Bars that operated illegally

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".

What were the two main weapons used by the mafia / gangsters?

Machine guns
Sawed-off shotguns

What involved bribing police to ignore illegal activities?

Also they would offer "protection"
Racketeering

Al Capon's nickname was...

Scarface

Who brought Al Capone to justice?

Elliot Ness

What was the name of the prison Al Capone was held at? (The one he went crazy at)

Alcatraz

What repealed prohibition?

The 21st amendment

What law / act enforced prohibition?

The Volstead Act