Wynston Shuman - The Prohibition of in the Roaring Twenties by Wynston

The Prohibition Movement

wynstonshuman — 2015-03-23 17:30:27 UTC

The Prohibition started close to 1919 and 1920, but it lasted until 1933. It outlawed the consumption of alcohol in the United States prior to the ratification of the 18th amendment. Women, many women at this point had been pivotal in bringing about national Prohibition in the U.S. believing that it would help with the safety and protection of women and children from alcohol.

wynstonshuman — 2015-03-23 17:33:53 UTC

Speakeasies

wynstonshuman — 2015-03-23 17:35:26 UTC

A saloon or nightclub selling alcoholic beverages illegally, especially during Prohibition. Policemen were out always looking for the bars, to shut them down.

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Al Capone

wynstonshuman — 2015-03-23 17:39:20 UTC

Al Capone is America's best known gangster and the single greatest symbol of the collapse of law and order in the United States during the 1920s Prohibition era. He smuggled most illegal alcoholic beverages into Chicago , and was not taking down until he was 33 years old, he was the crime boss for 7 years.

wynstonshuman — 2015-03-23 17:41:29 UTC

The Untouchables

wynstonshuman — 2015-03-23 17:44:24 UTC

Eliot Ness and his 10 men were called the "Untouchables" known for not being able to be bought out by Al Capone's bootleggers. They have been known as the legendary lawmen who brought down Capone and restored law and order to Prohibition era Chicago.

Prohibition Agents

wynstonshuman — 2015-03-24 17:16:50 UTC

Prohibition agents routinely broke the law themselves. They shot innocent people and regularly destroyed citizens' vehicles, homes, businesses, and other valuable property. They even illegally sank a large Canadian ship.

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Citations

wynstonshuman — 2015-03-24 17:40:30 UTC

"Eliot Ness." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 22 Mar. 2015

Sroka, Scott. "Revisionist Theory." The Historical Reality of Eliot Ness and the Untouchables. 16 Oct. 2011. Web. 23 Mar. 2015.

"Al Capone." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 23 Mar. 2015.