Organized Crime Reading

Students read a narrative about Al Capone’s rise during the Prohibition era and answer comprehension questions in complete sentences. The passage explains how banning alcohol generated opportunities for illegal enterprises and how crime networks expanded. Students identify key ideas, describe Capone’s operations, and analyze how Prohibition unintentionally strengthened organized crime. The open-ended questions require thoughtful explanations grounded in the text. This worksheet develops reading comprehension, cause-and-effect understanding, and historical analysis.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Social Studies – Understanding Prohibition and Organized Crime

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension of Informational Text

Social Studies – Analysis of Cause and Effect

English Language Arts – Constructed Response Writing

This worksheet is part of our Prohibition Era Worksheets collection.