Objective: To examine the impact of the 18 th and 19 th Amendments and the increased consumer confidence in America. "The Alcoholic Blues," 1919, words.

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Objective: To examine the impact of the 18 th and 19 th Amendments and the increased consumer confidence in America. "The Alcoholic Blues," 1919, words by Edward Laska (audio link and lyrics on the following slide)

"The Alcoholic Blues," "The Alcoholic Blues," 1919, words by Edward Laska "I've got the blues I've got the blues, I've got the alcoholic blues. No more beer my heart to cheer; Good-bye whiskey, you used to make me frisky. So long highball, so long gin. Oh, tell me when you comin' back again? Blues, I've got the blues Since they amputated my booze. Lordy, Lordy, war is well, You know, I don't have to tell Oh, I've got the alcoholic blues, some blues."

The evils of booze, Ohio prohibition campaign cartoon.

The Eighteenth Amendment (1920) banned the making or selling of alcohol, which became known as prohibition. The Noble Experiment

· Some people made their own illegal liquor known as moonshine. Why did prohibition fail?

Moonshine still, 1920’s

A man stands next to a still looking at the contents of a glass. The photo was taken by the Treasury Department sometime between 1921 and 1932.

This is an official government document from the 1920s, a Medicinal Alcohol form. This form was used during the American Prohibition to acquire prescription alcohol, usually whiskey, for strictly medicinal purposes.

· Bootleggers smuggled in liquor from Canada and the Caribbean. Why did prohibition fail? Rum runner sloop "Kirk and Sweeney" with contraband stacked on deck Coast guard Photo January 13, 1924

Apprehension of a Rum Runner

"After a thrilling chase through the busiest streets of Washington,...a couple of bootleggers and their car come to grief at the hands of the Capitol police.” (21 Jan 1922)

· Speakeasies, or illegal bars, opened throughout the nation. Why did prohibition fail? What is the origin of the term speakeasy? Bartender's would often tell patrons to keep it down and "speak easy".

U.S. Officials Destroying Liquor at the Brownsville Customs House, December 20, 1920.

· Prohibition encouraged gangsters, such as Al Capone, to smuggle liquor. Why did prohibition fail? Gangster Al Capone Exploits Prohibition (2:41)

· The Twenty-first Amendment repealed prohibition in 1933.

· The Nineteenth Amendment (1920) gave women the right to vote. The New Woman

· Alice Paul fought unsuccessfully for an equal rights amendment (ERA) until her death.

· Women increasingly worked outside of the home. Woman working making paper boxes. (1920’s)

· Rising incomes and labor saving devices, such as washing machines, gave families more free time. A Mass Society

· Millions of Americans began to attend the movies regularly. Examples) Rudolph Valentino (below) and Charlie Chaplin (right)

· Radios also became very popular during the 1920’s as families gathered around the radio to listen to music, comedies, and mysteries. Before television, radio was the dominant home entertainment medium.

Listen to Amos and Andy radio shows from 1929.

- suburbs grew as people moved from the cities · In the 1920’s, the American car culture developed. - people easily traveled out of the cities into the country Campers in Woodland Park, Seattle, WA; As cars got less expensive and people had more free time, many people started to take car camping vacations.