What was the reason Prohibition began?

to stop drunkeness and decrease crime

What was the reason Prohibition ended?

It led to more crime and drunkeness

Why was the MN city a popular hang out for gangsters?

The police were crooked and worked with the gangsters, It was on the railroad line; easy to get alcohol from Canada

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MN Studies - Chapter 15 Boom or Bust

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1
What was the reason Prohibition began?
to bribe police officers
to help gangsters make more money
to stop drunkeness and decrease crime
to encourage people to drink more and spend money
2
During the Jazz Age (The Roaring 20s), cities were...
losing population to farms
losing workers because jobs were going away
full of people spending money
not growing
3
A place where stocks are bought and sold
Jazz Age
Great Depression
welfare
stock market
4
What was the reason Prohibition ended?
It helped gangsters make a lot of money
It gave people the right to vote
It led to more crime and drunkeness
It allowed police officers to make more money
5
What was the root cause of the depression?
People borrowed too much on credit
All of these answers
Investors got scared and sold stocks fast; values went down
People started taking their money out of banks
6
Share of ownership in a company that can be bought and sold
Great Depression
Jazz Age
stock
stock market
7
During the Jazz age, how did women change?
Started voting
Went to college and got jobs
Cut their hair short and wore shorter dresses
All of these answers
8
Aid in the form of money or necessities for people experiencing financial hardship
Jazz Age
Prohibition
Great Depression
welfare
9
The economic crisis that began with the stock market crash of 1929
Jazz Age
Great Depression
stock market
welfare
10
Why was the MN city a popular hang out for gangsters?
The police were crooked and worked with the gangsters
It was easy to get around
It had a lot of housing
It was on the railroad line; easy to get alcohol from Canada
11
What amendment was Prohibition?
18th
19th
15th
16th
12
Populations were growing in these MN areas during the 1920s
Rural
Lakes
Urban
Suburbs
13
Group that took advantage of Prohibition to make money through bootlegging, robberies, etc.
Stock Market
Gangsters
Police officers
Farmers
14
Federal programs developed by FDR to improve the economy and provide public relief
Prohibition
welfare
New Deal
Great Depression
15
The period from 1920 - 1933 when the manufacture, transport, and sale of alcohol was illegal
Great Depression
welfare
Jazz Age
Prohibition
16
What city in MN was most popular for gangsters?
Duluth
Rochester
St. Paul
Minneapolis

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