Crime and Corruption

Eighteenth Amendment

Prohibited alcohol sales in the USA

John F. Kramer

Prohibition Commissioner in 1921

Illegal bars

Over 100,000 in New York during Prohibition

Al Capone

Gangster involved in tax evasion

Warren G. Harding

President during 1920s corruption scandals

Albert Fall

Imprisoned for Teapot Dome Scandal involvement

Organised Crime

Coordinated illegal activities during Prohibition

Prohibition

Period when alcohol sale was outlawed

Anti-Saloon League

Advocated for Prohibition

Speakeasies

Illegal bars during Prohibition

Bootleggers

Sold alcohol illegally, e.g. Al Capone

Moonshine

Homemade illegal alcohol

Big Bill Thompson

Chicago mayor influenced by gangs

Corruption

Dishonest conduct by those in power

Teapot Dome Scandal

Politicians leasing government land for money

Saint Valentine's Day Massacre

1929 gang war climax in Chicago

Dutch Schultz

Controlled organized crime in New York

Chester La Mare

Controlled organized crime in Detroit

Charles R. Forbes

Found guilty of fraud in Veterans' Bureau

Laissez-faire

Hands-off approach to economy and society

Volstead Act

Implemented the Eighteenth Amendment

Rum-runners

Smuggled alcohol into the USA

Moonshiners

people who distill liquor illegally