Prohibition

Prohibition began in 1920 Many reformers in the US saw alcohol as a serious problem and blamed it for a variety of evils Crime Spousal and child abuse Workplace accidents Rural religious groups, especially among protestants, pushed for prohibition

Prohibition Sources Guiding Question: What were the consequences of Prohibition? Complete the following steps for each of the assigned sources Step 1: Highlight/underline and summarize the source Step 2: Identify and summarize the bias of the source Step 3: Contextualize the source Is there anything in this source that explains better something that you already knew or had heard about? Is there anything in this source that disagrees with something you already knew or had heard about? What questions does this source raise that are connected with the guiding question? Step 4: Subtext Subtext is information that you get from the source that the author did not intend to convey

Prohibition Sources Guiding Question: What were the consequences of Prohibition? Pick which three of these sources would be the most useful for answering the guiding question and explain why you chose the ones that you did.