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Why Did Prohibition Fail? Practice Actual Exam With Complete Answers.

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Essay Plan - correct answer L - 1) Large country, it was hard to enforce. E - 2) Easy to obtain alcohol. O - 3) Organised crime was powerful and could ignore. N - 4) No effective treasury agents enforcement G - 5) Government provided no effective enforcem...

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Why Did Prohibition Fail?

Essay Plan - correct answer L - 1) Large country, it was hard to enforce.

E - 2) Easy to obtain alcohol.

O - 3) Organised crime was powerful and could ignore.

N - 4) No effective treasury agents enforcement



G - 5) Government provided no effective enforcement

P - 6) Pressure from temperance groups reduced



Large Country - Hard to enforce - correct answer 18,700 miles of coast line.



Despite $40 million worth of alcohol being seized, this was only 5% of the actual volume of alcohol
coming into the country illegally.



Easy to Obtain Alcohol - correct answer Bootleggers were widespread



Chemists were able to sell medicinal alcohol, this was open to abuse



Moonshine was common place



Organised Crime was Powerful - correct answer Mobsters controlled territories and
politicians by force

It was highly profitable, so could control anyone with money

Mobs like Al Capogne's had built up armies of 700 gangsters in Chicago alone.



No effective treasury agent control - correct answer Easily affected by corruption
with low pay. 10% were fined for corruption.

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