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prohibition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are moorals? | standard\s of behavior or beliefs concerning what is acceprabale and not acceptable for themw to do |
| what is prohibition | the act of not allowidng something to be used dor done during the 1920s this was when it was illiegal to make or sell alcohol |
| what is the 18th amendment | banned the sell of alcohol in th united states |
| what is tvolstead act | the qvolstead act provided penalties and a task force to enforce the new law or banning liquorr |
| what is temperance | moderation or abstinence from the use of alcohol |
| what are the causes of prohobition | 1. corruption - reformers considered liquor a prime cause of corruption 2. asocial problems - some felt that too much drinking led to crime , wife ad child abuse 3. religion t drinking alcohol was sinful 4. public health |
| what are the effectqs of prohibition | - disarespectt aand the sviolaation of the law - smuggling liquor - emergenc e of black markets - growth of organized crime |
| how did drinkers violate the law | drinkers went underground to hidden sallons and night clubs knon as speak easies people also violated the law by making their own liwuor and building their own liquor |
| where are speak easies found | speak easies are q found in pent houses, cellars, office buildings, hardware stores, tea rooms |
| what did al copone take over | alcopone took over the chicago mob in 1925 |
| what charges were the wlaw enforcements wtrying to bust capone for | prohibition charcges |
| what was capone imprisoned for | al c apone was imprisoned for tax evasion |
| where did peopel buy liquor from | peopel bought liquor from boot leggers |
| wha is boot legging | carrying likqudor inside your boot |
| where was liquor smuggled from | liquor was smuggled by boot leggers from canada, cuba and te west indies |
| why did crminal expand their buisness in every city | because it providd a new source of income |
| why did proobition fail | prohibition faialed becaus it was not a maajority movement. manay people did not support thr e prowhobition. there was not enough eqnforcement , and moost ffavors led to massie corruption and made gang members more pwerful |