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2. Which commission in 1930 reported its findings of links between crime and prohibition?

  • Dillingham Commission
  • Wickersham Commission
  • Havistock Commision
  • Marlock Commission

3. How many miles of border did America have, making Prohibition almost impossible to enforce?

  • 31,000 Kilometers
  • 18,000 miles
  • 26,000 Kilometers
  • 19,000 Miles

4. What did the Volstead Act of 1920 entail?

  • Any beverage containing 0.5% alcohol was deemed 'intoxicating liquour'
  • Illegalised speakeasies
  • Stricter Laws on Immigration
  • Introduced Prohibition

5. Name the two prohibition-enforcing Treasury Agents who became famous for success in closing down illegal speakeasies

  • Rob Wooten & Jason Rodgers
  • Izzy Einstein & Moe Smith
  • John Shelby & Lee Tunnel
  • Jim Henderson & Brooks Hall

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The Volstead Act was passed in 1919, not 1920

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