Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Discover why America banned alcohol and how it backfired spectacularly! Learn about Prohibition, speakeasies, bootleggers, and how Al Capone became America's most infamous gangster in this essential GCSE video. This is a key topic in the AQA 1920-1973 America course, as we explain organised crime and its links with US law and policymaking. We also explore the St Valentines Day Massacre which turned public opinion strongly against Al Capone.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
✓ Understand why Prohibition was introduced in 1920
✓ Explain how speakeasies and bootlegging worked
✓ Analyze Al Capone's rise to power and criminal empire
✓ Evaluate why Prohibition enforcement failed

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