Prohibition gangs and corruption

When was the Valentine’s Day massacre

Feb 14 1929

Why were religious groups in favour of prohibition

• Believed that alchohol led to evil or sin

Why were some women in favour of prohibition

• Because they believed it lead to domestic violence

• Men would spend money on alcohol instead of necessities for their family

Positive heath effects of banning alcohol

• Decreased numbers of liver failure

• Levels of alcohol consumption went down

Why was the quality of alcohol in speakeasies often bad

• The alcohol sold there was often made by bootleggers

• It was cheap

• There were no regulations as alcohol was illegal

Negative effects of drinking poisoned alcohol

• Death

• Loss of eyesight

Reasons prohibition was ended

• It increased crime rates

• Health issues from poisoned alcohol

• “Anti freedom”

• People wanted to drink

Why was it difficult to enforce prohibition

• Police and officials were corrupt

• often bribed by gangs

• Often seen in speakeasies

Who was public enemy number one

Al Capone

What was the teapot dome scandal

Arigged auction of oil fields

Who was involved in the teapot dome scandal

• Albert fall

• President Harding

• The Ohio gang

When did president harding die

1932

Why did president harding die

Pneumonia

How much was Albert fall fined

$100 000

Albert fall was the ___ government official to go to jail

1st

What was albert fall found guilty of

Bribery

Who were the ohio gang

• A group of men including president harding who were from ohio

• A number of these men were involved in corruption and scandals

Other members of the Ohio gang

• Charles r Forbes

• Albert f fall

• Harry m daugherty

What did forbes do

• Fraud

• Conspiracy

• Bribery

What did Albert fall do

Teapot dome scandal

What did Harry m daugherty do

• Guilty of selling alcohol illegally

The Valentine’s Day massacre

Members of al capones gang dress up as police and murder 9 of mugs morans gang with Chicago typewriters

When was Harding president

1921→1923

Negatives of prohibition

• Increased underage drinking

• Increased alcohol related paralysis + death

• Increased crime and corruption