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The Roaring 20's
Unit 2
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History
10th Grade
01/23/2013

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Term
Progressives
Definition
1900
_________ Joined in the push to outlaw alcohol.
Term
Anti-Saloon League
Women's Christian Temperance Movement
American Temperance Movement
Evangelical Protestants
Paulin Sabin
Definition
Who was in favor of Prohibition?
Term
50%
Definition
1917
More than ____ of states had legislation that restricts alcohol.
Term
-Hurt families
-Promoted crimes
Definition
What were moral arguments for prohibition?
Term
-Discipline of soldiers
-Needed grain for food
Definition
What were WWI arguments for prohibition?
Term
-Against immigrants
-Rural against city
-Protestant Fundamentalism against everyone
Definition
What were biases involved in prohibition?
Term
1917
Definition
Amendment was proposed in ______ to make illegal the sale. distribution, and production of alcohol.
Term
Amendment Passes
Definition
In 1919 __________ __________.
Term
3000 agents
Definition
Federal government never had more that ________ _________ nation wide.
Term
Little
Definition
Local government had _______ incentive to enforce law.
Term
Enforced 18th amendment
Definition
What did the Volstead Act do when it took effect in 1920?
Term
Bootleggers, Moonshine, and Speakeasies
Definition
What were oppositions toward prohibition being passed?
Term
5%
Definition
Government said that they were only stopping _____ of liquor smuggled in to the U.S.
Term
Did Not
Definition
Crime _______ Decrease.
Term
Al Capone
Definition
Famous Chicago gang leader
Term
Paid off Police
Definition
What was a tactic for gang leaders to stay out of trouble?
Term
Elliot Ness
Definition
Who was the "Untouchable" police officer?
Term
Tax Evasion
Definition
What crime was al Capone convicted of?
Term
ST. Valentine's Day Massacre
Definition
What event occurred in 1929, that killed 8 people?
Term
21st
Definition
What amendment repealed prohibition?
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