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Questions on Crime and the Rise of Modern America

Be sure to specific in your answers and provide examples.

DO NOT REPEAT THE READINGS'S WORDS--USE YOUR OWN!

1. 1) There are a number of explanations as to how Prohibition influenced crime in the 1920s and 1930s.  One view looks at earlier prohibitions on machine politics and prostitution.  What impact, according to this view, did prohibition have on crime.

2) Another view about Prohibition and crime looks at the role of gambling and attempts to eradicate it.  According to this view, how did the prohibition of alcohol influence crime?

3) According to the author, the most important impact of prohibition on crime was its impact on the everyday life of many individuals.  Explain and provide examples.

4) How did prohibition contribute to the glamour of the criminal?

Questions on G-Men

5) What was the connection between the Great Depression and Prohibition and the myth of the public enemy?

6) What impact did prohibition have on the public's opinion of law enforcement and (more importantly) why?  Be specific and provide examples.

7) How and why did Al Capone become a symbol of the public's estimation of law enforcement's abilities in the 1920s?