1. The Untouchables Research

2. PROHIBITION 1.What does the word prohibition mean (literally)? The act of stopping or forbidding something 2.What does it mean in the context of American history during the first third of the 20th century? the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages was forbidden 3.When did it start and end? Give names and dates of laws/acts/bills which created/enforced/stopped it. Created: 18 th Amendment – 1917 Enforced: Volstead Act – 1919 Stopped: 21 st Amendment - 1933 4.Which dominant cultural group put Prohibition into place? Why did it do this? W.A.S.P. s (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) To maintain control by enforcing its own moral codes on the new immigrants coming into the country 5.What did it actually achieve? Who benefited? Nothing constructive, mass lawlessness Criminals 6.Why was it doomed to failure? It asked people to stop doing something they enjoyed and had been part of life for hundreds of years

3. Chicago 7.Why did Chicago come to prominence during the Prohibition era in America? Discuss people A large influx of immigrants had moved into the city  Poverty generated crime for some Discuss its geographic location It is situated near the Canadian Border in the North East of America  making it easier to smuggle illegal alcohol

4. Chicago

5. Al Capone

6. Frank Beige, alias Frank Perry, a Capone gunman (middle). Capone with his attorney, Mike Ahern (right), and special tax lawyer Albert Fink.

7. Al Capone Phil D'Andrea, Capone's bodyguard and constant companion. He was caught trying to bring a gun into the courtroom during Capone's trial.

8. Al Capone

9. Capone masterminded the 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre which left seven men dead, but was in Florida when it happened. All but one of the victims were members of rival "Bugs" Moran's gang.

10. Al Capone 14.How was he brought to justice? Ironically, for tax evasion 15.Who was his successor? Frank Nitti

11. The Untouchables