The Era of Prohibition “The Noble Experiment”

The history of temperance reform

The history of temperance reform II

18th Amendment F Proposed in 1917 and ratified in 1919 F Went into effect at midnight January 16, 1920 F Banned “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”  “The reign of tears is over. The slums will soon be only a memory. We will turn our prisons into factories and our jails into storehouses. Men will walk upright now. Women will smile and children will laugh.” -Billy Sunday F Proposed in 1917 and ratified in 1919 F Went into effect at midnight January 16, 1920 F Banned “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”  “The reign of tears is over. The slums will soon be only a memory. We will turn our prisons into factories and our jails into storehouses. Men will walk upright now. Women will smile and children will laugh.” -Billy Sunday

Volstead Act The federal law established to enforce Prohibition

Breweries under siege during WWI! F Milwaukee and St. Louis breweries, etc. F Brewers were "the worst of all our German enemies;” beer was "Kaiser brew." F Breweries were “owned in part by alien enemies.” F Major breweries made it through Prohibition by making products like ice cream, cheese, malt syrup, near beer, corn syrup, ginger ale, root beer, yeast, malt extract, etc. F oints/tp-051/?action=more_essay oints/tp-051/?action=more_essay F Milwaukee and St. Louis breweries, etc. F Brewers were "the worst of all our German enemies;” beer was "Kaiser brew." F Breweries were “owned in part by alien enemies.” F Major breweries made it through Prohibition by making products like ice cream, cheese, malt syrup, near beer, corn syrup, ginger ale, root beer, yeast, malt extract, etc. F oints/tp-051/?action=more_essay oints/tp-051/?action=more_essay

New sources of liquor

Organized crime and corruption Illegal liquor = great criminal empires Al Capone (Chicago): Illegal liquor = great criminal empires Al Capone (Chicago):

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Homicide rate

Al Capone: Original Gangster F Watch the film (it’s less than 20 min- and take notes here)

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