Society in 1920's America - Prohibition 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryUS: Challenged and TransformedA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: S_Young1997Created on: 08-04-16 11:26 What amendment was Prohibition to the constitution? 18th 1 of 18 How many states would have to agree to it before it was ratified? 36 2 of 18 What was it illegal to do when making alcohol? Make and sell it 3 of 18 What did the Volstead Act of 1919 declare? It defined alcoholic beverages - 0.5% or above 4 of 18 How many states had already banned alcohol by 1917? 23 5 of 18 How was Harding corrupt in terms of prohibition? He had alcohol delivered to the white house 6 of 18 What did prohibition administer Ned Green do? He held cocktail parties 7 of 18 What was a Speakeasy? Illegal liquor stores or drinking clubs 8 of 18 How many speakeasies were there in NY? 32,000 9 of 18 By 1925, how many premises were padlocked? 4,700 10 of 18 How much alcohol was actually intercepted before getting into the USA? 5% 11 of 18 How much did the nations murder rate increase by? 1/3 12 of 18 How many gangsters did Al Capone have at his disposal? 700 13 of 18 When was the Saint Valentines Day Massacre? 14th February 1929 14 of 18 What did prohibitionist Billy Sunday say? "The reign of tears is over" 15 of 18 Supporters of Prohibition said what? Alcohol consumption per person per year has fallen from 2.6 to 1 by 1930 16 of 18 What did Roosevelt's Beer Act (1933) state? It amended the definition for intoxicating liquor made in the Volstead Act as well as allowing beer production 17 of 18 What did the Wickersham Report (1931) say? Prohibition was not working but continue it 18 of 18
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