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Prohibition
Prohibition was the reason for a lot of crime and death. Prohibition was a major
historic point in the U.S. Prohibition started in the 1920. The Prohibition act was that any
beer, wine, or other intoxicating alcohol beverages that had more than 0.5% alcohol by
volume was illegal. (Rosenberg) That was why a lot of people bought cases of in before
the act went in to order. (Rosenberg) President Woodrow Wilson introduced a temporary
wartime prohibition. (Prohibition) It was meant to save grain to produce more food for
the soldiers (Prohibition) Doctors were the only people to be able to legally prescribe it to
you. (Rosenberg) You would have to have a lot of money to bribe a doctor to get that
prescription There were so many things that happened in the 1920.
Prohibition brought a new era of gangsters to the world. (Rosenberg) With the
high demand for liquor the gangsters took control. (Rosenberg) At which brought a large
profit to them so they were able to keep doing it. (Rosenberg) Gangsters opened up secret
bars for people. (Rosenberg) That way they were safe from the police. Gangsters were
able to get men to smuggle in the liquor while they sold it. (Graham) These men were
called rumrunners and they got it be smuggling it from the Caribbean and high jacking it
from Canada and bringing it back to the U.S. (Graham) There was so much alcohol
wanted and many people kept getting it.
Law enforcement had a ridicules job keeping everyone in control Prohibition
agents were in charge of arresting gangster and finding the secret bars. (Rosenberg)
Many of these agents were underpaid so they were also easily bribed and two-faced.
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(Rosenberg) Prohibition brought a large rise in criminal activity due to bootlegging.
(Prohibition) Law enforcements were able to put bootleggers in jail, and prison There
were 227 killer in a 4 year period that’s not even close to the amount there were
(Chamernik) Law enforcements had a hard job and probably couldn’t even trust their
own partner.
Al Capon was a real famous gangster in the world during the prohibition era.
(Rosenberg) Al Capon earned about 60 million dollars from bootlegging operations and
speakeasies. (Chamernik) It was a large money making business. When Al Capon was in
school he beat up his teacher. (World Biography) As punishment the principle beat up.
(World Biography) Al Capon received a razor cut to the side of the face in a bar fight that
is how he got the nickname Scarface. (World Biography) He met a young lady named
Mea Coughlin, with whom had a boy with and named him Albert Francis Capon. (World
Biography) Al Capon was a gangster that was probably responsible for many of the
police officers and gangsters that were gunned down.
Prohibition was a important part of life even if it was a failure. Prohibition was a
major historic point in the U.S. Prohibition brought a lot of problems to the us. So
knowing that it didn’t work they probably won’t try it again
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<http://www.history.com/topics/prohibition>.
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<http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ca-Ch/Capone-Al.html>.