Prohibition & Gangsters

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What did prohibition ban?
Alcohol
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Who pressured the US government for prohibition?
Temperence Groups
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What were Bootleggers?
People who carried liquor into the USA from Canada or Mexico
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What was the name of the bars that secretly allowed alcohol?
Speakeasies
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What other forms of crime did gangsters run as well as bootlegging?
Gambling, drugs, prostitution
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Who was a notorious gang leader in the 1920's?
Al Capone
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How did Capone control Chicago?
Bribed the mayors and politicians
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When was the St Valentine's Day massacre?
14th February 1929
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