Prohibition in the USA

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Speakeasy
Secret saloon bars
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Moonshine
A spirit made secretly in home made stills
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Bootlegging
Smugglers who smuggled alcohol into the USA
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Prohibition
The manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors is hereby prohibited
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Successful Reasons of Prohibition
Drinking alcohol declined in the USA, it was followed in small towns and rural areas, workers bought their pay checks home rather than to the bars, workers worked more efficiently because they weren't drunk on the job.
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Unsuccessful Reasons of Prohibition
Many people made moonshine at home, there weren't enough prohibition agents to enforce the law, there was a huge increase in organised crime, the government lost money as it could no longer tax alcohol, prohibition laws were ignored in the cities
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Why Was Prohibition Introduced?
The prohibition law was introduced to the reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce the tax burden created by prisoners and improve health and hygiene in America
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How old was Capone when he was expelled from school?
14
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Why was Capone expelled?
He hit a female teacher in the face
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How many siblings did Capone have?
6 brothers and 2 sisters
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How did Capone get the scar on his face?
His face was slashed in a fight leaving him with a scar on his face
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What was the first gang Capone joined called?
Five Points Gang
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Why did some people think Al Capone was a hero?
Capone created an empire or booze when it was illegal and helped people make ends meet when they were struggling. Most people saw him as a hero because he had money, power and was an 'influence'. He also opened up a soup kitchen to help the homeless
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Why did some people think Al Capone was Villain?
Capone became a walking target with a LOT of security. He was the eye of criminal gangs and had a violent reputation. He worked with others who were known for violence too. He set up attacks and murdered men. People were scared of him.
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What was the group who caught Capone called?
The FBI
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What was Capone arrested for?
For not paying his income taxes
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What were the Jim Crow Laws?
State and local laws that supported racial segregation, and discrimination against black people in the U.S. South, until they were finally abolished in 1965.
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Examples of the Jim Crow Laws
Physical segregation of public schools, public parks, beaches and transport. Blacks also had to use separate facilities.
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How did the lives of women change in the 1920s?
Women's lives advanced during the prohibition period. They had the right to vote, and they became part of the temperance movement which allowed women to become members of national politics. They were driving force on the issue.
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How did the lives of women change in the 1920s (2)?
Women also stepped into new jobs allowing them to make their own money. Advertising companies targeted women to employ. This changed their private lives and kicked off when men were fighting in World War 1
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What was the Temperance Movement?
The Temperance movement in the United States is a movement to curb the consumption of alcohol. It had a large influence on American politics and society in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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What were the causes of the Boom?
Things such as Protectionism (import duties raised), Mass production (cars, radios, refrigerators etc), Hire Purchase (people could buy on credit) lead to the boom. There was massive consumer spending.
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What was the Boom?
The period from 1920-29 is often called the 'Roaring Twenties' because it was a time of noise, lively action and economic prosperity. The First World War had been good for American business.
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Card 2

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A spirit made secretly in home made stills

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Moonshine

Card 3

Front

Smugglers who smuggled alcohol into the USA

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Card 4

Front

The manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors is hereby prohibited

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Card 5

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Drinking alcohol declined in the USA, it was followed in small towns and rural areas, workers bought their pay checks home rather than to the bars, workers worked more efficiently because they weren't drunk on the job.

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