USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

PROHIBITION OF THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group/ person fought for control of liquor sales, prostitution, and gambling during Prohibition?
A
John Bots
B
Police Force
C
Government
D
Gangsters
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Al Capone, Mob boss in Chicago, is the most infamous gangster and bootlegger of the Prohibition era.

Detailed explanation-2: -The movement to prohibit alcoholic beverages had been underway for a century, led by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the Anti-Saloon League. These groups formed a powerful single-issue coalition that relentlessly lobbied local, state, and federal governments.

Detailed explanation-3: -Raskob, Jouett Shouse, Grayson M.P. Murphy, and James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. Its publicity campaign, begun in 1928, helped mobilize growing opposition to the 18th Amendment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Al Capone. Al Capone, also called Scarface, was a major gangster during the Prohibition era in Chicago. He was eventually prosecuted and convicted for tax evasion in 1931.

Detailed explanation-5: -In October 1919, Congress put forth the National Prohibition Act, which provided guidelines for the federal enforcement of Prohibition. Championed by Representative Andrew Volstead of Minnesota, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, the legislation was more commonly known as the Volstead Act.

There is 1 question to complete.