Consequences of Prohibition

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Who developed the secret formula for coca cola in the 19th century?
John Pemberton
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By 1933 soft drink cases output was worth how much?
$182 million
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What did the Anti-Saloon League claim there was a reduction in?
violence against women and children
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Those who were reluctant to blatantly go against the law would use what?
medicinal whiskey
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Deaths from alcoholism rose by how much?
600%
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Arrests for drunkeness...
trebled
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What class did prohibition not benefit?
working class
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Name the two gangsters who were famous for bootlegging and owning speakeasies?
Torrio and Capone
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What sort of crime began to develop on a large scale?
gambling and prositution
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By 1933 soft drink cases output was worth how much?

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$182 million

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What did the Anti-Saloon League claim there was a reduction in?

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Those who were reluctant to blatantly go against the law would use what?

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Deaths from alcoholism rose by how much?

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