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WHY DID PROHIBITION FAIL? (Corruption (People were bribed (Prohibition…
WHY DID PROHIBITION FAIL?
Lack of public support
Profits
$2 billion profit a year
So high people considered it worth risking going to jail
Problems of enforcement
Organized crimes
Criminal gangs (gangsters)
Activity and power increased
$2 billion of profit for selling alcohol
Rivalry between gangs
Stole each others alcohol
Resulted in murder and violence
50 murders in Chicago through 1926-27
Fought for supplying alcohol to speakeasies
Bought its way to the government, businesses and trade unions
Big businesses
Selling alcohol became a big business
Speakeasies
Basement bars behind locked doors
32,000 in New York by 1929
More than pre 1919 saloons
Rich had supplies delivered to their home
Bootleggers
Brought illegal liquor supplies into cities
Big businesses and businessmen got involved
Ex. Joseph Kennedy, president's son
Alcohol business became secretive and more expensive
Corruption
People were bribed
Prohibition agents
Judges
Policemen
Local government officials
State government officials
Once taken, couldn't take a step back
Gangsters had control on them
Threatened them
Ratting them out
Murdering
Violence
Bribes were high
Other crimes
Had control of officials therefore got away with it
Prostitution and protection