Beer Wars

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
Ken Burns Prohibition 18th Amendment alcohol Al Capone Chicago 1920s constitutional issues corruption law Ralph Capone public enemy no. 1 gangsters scarface Justice John Paul Stevens Roaring Twenties organized crime bootleggers income tax federal income tax Herbert Hoover President Hoover illegal income Supreme Court IRS Internal Revenue Service Ken Burns America WETA
Subjects
Civic and Political Institutions History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Beer Wars

In the summer of 1926, Al Capone grew in notoriety as gang violence in Chicago escalated. The federal government announced that illegal income was taxable. Capone never filed an income tax return, and told the IRS he didn't make enough money. By 1931, he was indicted for tax evasion. His trial set off a media frenzy.
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PBS Learning Media

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