1. Prohibition and Organized Crime

2. Prohibition Video and Questions – 10 min Extra Details – 3 minutes New York Daily News – 7 minutes – can be left out if more time is needed Al Capone Video and Info – 38 minutes Impact of Prohibition – 5 minutes

3. Prohibition in the US: National Ban of Alcohol Watch Mojo Video – 5 minutes http://www.watchmojo.com/video/id/10517/ Answer questions during video

4. Prohibition in the US: National Ban of Alcohol 1.Why did some want to ban alcohol? Stop crime, end abuse 2.What amendment brought about prohibition? 18 th 3.When did prohibition go into effect? January 16, 1920 4.How did some US citizens get around the ban on alcohol? Can consume, liquor prescriptions, went to bordering countries, bootlegging

5. Prohibition in the US: National Ban of Alcohol 5.Why did organized crime increase during the prohibition era? Need for them to operate speakeasies, obtain alcohol, pay off police and politicians 6.Why did people want prohibition repealed? Spike in crime, St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, people thought prohibition stepped on freedom 7.Prohibition was repealed {stopped} in December 1933. What amendment brought about the repeal? 21 st

6. Extra Details “The Noble Experiment” Volstead Act Enforced the 18 th amendment (25 pages) Anything over 0.5% alcohol was banned Did not specifically ban the consumption of alcohol Several inconsistencies in the Act, led to lots of confusion

7. New York Daily News: The day before the Volstead Act went into effect, the NYDN interpreted the law for its readers You may drink intoxicating liquor in your own home or in the home of a friend when you are a bona fide guest. You may buy intoxicating liquor on a bona fide medical prescription of a doctor. A pint can be bought every ten days. You may consider any place you live permanently as your home. If you have more than one home, you may keep a stock of liquor in each. You may keep liquor in any storage room or club locker, provided the storage place is for the exclusive use of yourself, family or bona fide guests. You may get a permit to move liquor when you change your residence.

8. New York Daily News: The day before the Volstead Act went into effect, the NYDN interpreted the law for its readers You may manufacture, sell or transport liquor for non-beverage or sacramental purposes provided you obtain a Government permit. You cannot carry a hip flask. You cannot give away or receive a bottle of liquor as a gift. You cannot take liquor to hotels or restaurants and drink it in the public dining room. You cannot buy or sell formulas or recipes for homemade liquors. You cannot store liquor in any place except your own home. You cannot manufacture anything above one half of one percent (liquor strength) in your home. You cannot display liquor signs or advertisements on your premises.

9. Organized Crime: Al Capone Watch the video and take notes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QkG- jCjya4&noredirect=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QkG- jCjya4&noredirect=1 Begin at 4:35 Stop at 38:45

10. Impact of Prohibition Corruption Organized crime, politicians, police Inability of the judicial system to keep up with all of the crimes taking place Creates of system of “plea bargains” The law that was meant to foster temperance instead fostered intemperance and excess