What Does the St Valentines Day Massacre Reveal About Prohibition? You Will See These Symbols Throughout This Powerpoint

LESSON NUMBER 8

Title: What does the St Valentines Day massacre reveal about Prohibition? You will see these symbols throughout this PowerPoint:

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Challenge Task: What facts can you remember about the prohibition?

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What does it show about Why did it happen? prohibition? Success or Failure? Why?

Challenge Task: How would this impact affect the prohibition?

To describe the St Valentines Day Massacre To explain the consequences of the prohibition in America WhyTitle: might What does the the St Valentine’s events Day Massacre of revealthe about St prohibition? Valentines Day Massacre explain why prohibition was repealed in 1933? Key words Title: What does the St Valentine’s Day Massacre reveal about prohibition? Prohibition Al Capone Overall, Was the prohibition a success or failure? St valentine’s Day Task: Sort the facts into evidence of success and evidence of failure Massacre Bootlegger Deaths from alcoholism has fallen by 80 Ordinary people produced Speakeasy Moonshine per cent by 1921. And male sufferers of alcohol at home, this was Untouchables liver failure dropped by 10% known as moonshine/ bathtub Bribery gin. Gangsters were able to provide ordinary REVEAL people with alcohol that they wanted Alcohol consumption per person fell during prohibition, Smugglers like William McCoy brought People died from falling to 30% of the previous level in alcohol illegally into the country. poisonous moonshine More speakeasies The economy took a major hit with Deaths from drink related accidents on opened up after many people losing their jobs from the roads reduced considerably. prohibition than breweries that closed down. there were legal Deaths from alcohol poisoning went up from 98 in 1920 to Violent crimes increased saloon. In New York nearly 800 in 1926'Jackass brandy' caused internal between rival gangs there were an bleeding, 'Soda Pop Moon' contained poisonous alcohol. selling alcohol. estimated 30m,000 speakeasies. Bootleggers were everywhere selling illegal alcohol to people Challenge Task: How do some of these explain why the prohibition failed?

As a result many speakeasies were This was increased to ignored and crimes went un- 3000 to enforce the law investigated. but they struggled to stop A small group known as the smuggling at America has untouchables led by Elliot Ness coastline of 18,600 miles. were known not to take bribes.

Challenge Task: Was the prohibition a success or failure?

To describe the St Valentines Day Massacre To explain the consequences of the prohibition in America Key words Title: What does the St Valentine’s Day Massacre reveal about prohibition? Prohibition Al Capone What do these sources suggest about the reasons why the prohibition St valentine’s Day failed? Massacre Bootlegger Speakeasy Memoir of life in America 1930 Moonshine Untouchables In time, I learned that not everything in Bribery America was what it seemed to be. I discovered, for instance, that a spare tire could be filled with substances other than air, and that the Teddy Bears that suddenly acquired tremendous popularity among the ladies very often had hollow metal stomachs. 'But,' it might be asked, 'where do all these people get the liquor?' Very simple. Prohibition has created a new, a, a well- beloved, and a very profitable occupation, that of the bootlegger who takes care of the importation of the forbidden liquor. Everyone knows this, even the powers of government.

Challenge Task: What was the main reason why prohibition failed?

To describe the St Valentines Day Massacre To explain the consequences of the prohibition in America Key words Title: What does the St Valentine’s Day Massacre reveal about prohibition? Prohibition Al Capone What do these sources suggest about the reasons why the prohibition St valentine’s Day failed? Massacre Bootlegger Speakeasy Pauline Sabin, founder of the Women's Moonshine Organization for National the Untouchables Prohibition Reform, 1929 Bribery In pre-prohibition days, mothers had little fear in regard to the saloon as far as their children were concerned. A saloon-keeper's license was revoked if he was caught selling liquor to minors. Today in any speakeasy in the United States you can find the boys and girls in their teens drinking liquor and this situation has become so acute that the mothers of the country feel something must be done to protect their children.

Challenge Task: What was the main reason why prohibition failed?

To describe the St Valentines Day Massacre To explain the consequences of the prohibition in America Key words Title: What does the St Valentine’s Day Massacre reveal about prohibition? Prohibition Al Capone Which of the following is the most important reason prohibition failed? St valentine’s Day • Organised Crime Massacre • Failures to enforce prohibition Bootlegger Speakeasy One reason why prohibition failed was the rise of organised Moonshine Untouchables crime. Bribery For example

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Another reason for the failure of prohibition was the failures to enforce it.

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Challenge Task: Make a judgement, Overall, the most important reason…

To describe the St Valentines Day Massacre To explain the consequences of the prohibition in America