Transcript Prohibition in the USA 1919-1933

Prohibition in the USA
1919-1933
The sale and consumption of alcohol was
illegal in the United States. The USA
became a ‘dry nation.’
For how many years was alcohol illegal
in the United States?
21st Amendment to the ConstitutionRepealed Prohibition.
1933
1919
15 years
18th Amendment to the ConstitutionProhibition.
(nearly)
What do you think?
1. At what age should it be legal to drink?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
14
16
18
21
25
There should be no restrictions
What do you think?
2. Alcohol poses a risk to society and should be
restricted in some ways.
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Disagree
d. Strongly Disagree
What do you think?
3. When told they should not drink, teenagers
will be more likely to drink.
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Disagree
d. Strongly Disagree
What do you think?
4. Alcohol is overused among teenagers today.
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Disagree
d. Strongly Disagree
What do you think?
5. Restrictions on the use of alcohol and
entrance to clubs in Athens is too lenient.
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Disagree
d. Strongly Disagree
What do you think?
6. The government needs to take more steps in
protecting citizens from the sale and
distribution of drugs and alcohol.
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Disagree
d. Strongly Disagree
What do you think?
7. The sale and use of marijuana, for uses other
than medical uses, should not be legal.
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Disagree
d. Strongly Disagree
What do you think?
8. Students are too dependent on alcohol
and/or drugs to have a good time.
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Disagree
d. Strongly Disagree
Prohibition: 1919-1933
The sale and consumption of
alcohol was illegal in the United
States. The USA became a ‘dry
nation.’
Vocabulary:
Dry State- A state where it is illegal to buy,
sell or consume alcohol.
Wet- Legal to drink.
Temperance- To avoid doing something. To
restrict yourself.
To Repeal- To take back, cancel or withdraw
something.
Prohibition did not start overnight:
1697 New York: Saloons closed on Sundays, because of the
day of worship.
1735 1st state to go DRY… Georgia (Failed, repealed in 1742)
1880 Rise of the Temperance movement lead by the
Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
By 1900 more than 50% of the United States had become DRY
through state laws that were passed.
Liquor could still be shipped from another state where it was
legal.
1913 Interstate Liquor Act- Made it illegal to ship to a dry
state.
1919 the 18th Amendment to the Constitution- Hard Liquor
was banned.
1919 Volstead Act Passed- Banned all alcohol more than ½ %
1933
21st Amendment to the ConstitutionRepealed Prohibition.
Rise in organized crime
• Case Study:
• Chicago’s Crime Syndicate
Rise of Al Capone and the Mafia