Progressivism & Social Changes **Prohibition. What was prohibited by “Prohibition” in the U.S.?...
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- Progressivism & Social Changes **Prohibition
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- What was prohibited by Prohibition in the U.S.? A.Alcohol
consumption B.Chinese Immigration C.Women voting D.Child labor
NOTICE! Prohibition prohibition
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- Poll Before you started studying this chapter, did you know
that the U.S. had once banned alcohol? A.Yes. B.No!
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- Question Alcohol was prohibited in the U.S. during most of the
Progressive Era. A.True B.False
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- Questions I will answer in todays lecture: How, when & why
was alcohol prohibited in America? Why was Prohibition repealed
(cancelled) later? What was life like in America during the
Prohibition Era?
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- Social Change Movements (Progressivism) Women were especially
vocal about moral issues: Suffrage (equal voting rights for women)
Social Work (helping the poor) Temperance (Not drinking
alcohol)
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- II. The Temperance Movement (1850s 1919)
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- Problems with Alcohol 1 - Too many saloons (1 per 150 people)
Saloons couldnt make $$$ Added gambling Added prostitution
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- Problems with Alcohol 2 - Social workers saw family problems
Men wasting money at saloons Violence toward wives / children
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- Problems with Alcohol 3 - Alcohol-related disease Alcoholism
(addiction) Liver Damage Early Death
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- Temperance Campaign (1850 1920) 1. Temperance Beliefs: Alcohol
= Evil Even 1 drink addiction! All problems caused by alcohol (
unemployment, poverty, crime, immorality, violence, disease,
inequality of women ) 2. Solution: Make America dry
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- Temperance Campaign 3. Also an Anti-Immigrant campaign Cultures
of drink Irish (whiskey) Germans (beer) Italians (wine) Russians
(vodka)
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- 4. The role of women in the Temperance Movement Vocal &
politically active
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- The role of women in the Temperance Movement
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- Vocal & politically active Won mens support for equal
voting rights 1920 19 th Amendment = universal suffrage
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- III. Anti-Alcohol Legislation
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- Anti-Alcohol Legislation 1850s 1918 - Many local laws 1919 -
The Volstead Act (national law) Prohibited the production, sale,
& transport of alcohol for drinking 1919 - 18 th Amendment to
the Constitution (a.k.a Prohibition- effective as of 1920)
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- NOTE! Progressive Era Prohibition Era
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- IV. Prohibition Era in America (1920-1933)
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- Alcohol Vocabulary Liquor = alcohol Booze (slang) = alcohol To
go on a bender = (slang) to drink a lot A speakeasy = a secret,
illegal club or bar that served alcohol during Prohibition
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- Bootleg (adj) / Bootlegger (n. person) Original meaning
Prohibition Era Today
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- Documentary Homework Check
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- Comprehension Questions Who made a lot of money during
Prohibition? A.The U.S. Government B.The Police C.Organized
criminal gangs D.Temperance leaders
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- Comprehension Questions According to the video, drinking
____________ during the Prohibition Era. A.increased B.stayed the
same C.decreased
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- Documentary Images of Prohibition What did you see in the
video?
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- V. The Repeal of Prohibition
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- Why was Prohibition repealed in 1933? 1. Crime soared
Bootleggers and gangsters made a fortune. Al Capone Most powerful
gangster in Chicago
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- Why was Prohibition repealed in 1933? 2. Drinking actually
increased Glamorous speakeasies (for women too!)
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- Source: U.S. Alcohol Epidemiologic Data Reference Manual (Vol.
1, Rockville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public
Health Service, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health
Administration, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,
1985): Accessed at:
http://prohibition.osu.edu/brewing/consumption.cfm Increase in
Drinking is Disputed!
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- Why was Prohibition repealed in 1933? 3. Alcohol-related deaths
increased Homemade alcohol was dangerous.
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- Why was Prohibition repealed in 1933? 4. Public Pressure
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- Why was Prohibition repealed in 1933? 5. Enforcement took too
much time and $ Lawyers Police
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- What was happening in America in 1933? The Great Depression
Very weak economy High unemployment Repeal of Prohibition = Govt
could collect liquor taxes Jobs!
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- VI. Drinking in America Today
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- What is the legal drinking age in the U.S. today? A.16 B.18
C.20 D.21 E.No limit
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- What is the legal drinking age in your country? A.None. Anyone
can drink legally. B.18 C.19 D.20 E.None. It is illegal to drink
alcohol.