1. “A Nation of Drunkards” http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/watch -video/#id=2082675582 http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/watch -video/#id=2082675582 – How do the reasons for Prohibition in the video compare to the reasons given by the documents? Domestic abuse and abandonment of children/wives  marital rape (Doc D, Doc C) Alcohol impacting labor/work/jobs (Doc A) General increase in heavy alcohol consumption More people in prisons/homeless shelters (Doc B) An additional way of regulating immigrants

2. Good Morning!!!! 1.NVC 2.Wrap Up Prohibition activity 2.Prohibition: Four Corners 3.The 19 th Amendment: Women’s Suffrage Essential Question: Why did many Americans think the 18 th Amendment was necessary? How did women get the right to vote and why did it take so long?

3. Prohibition Debrief 1.What problems did people associate with alcohol at the turn of the century? 2.What evidence/strategies did temperance advocates use to convince people to support Prohibition? 3.Why do you think people at the time found the arguments for Prohibition to be convincing?

4. Consequences of Prohibition Prohibition is a complete failure – Alcohol consumption increases – Alcohol-related deaths increase – Huge rise in organized crime 21 st Amendment overturns Prohibition in 1933

5. Four Corners Evaluate the following statement: “Prohibition had the potential to be a helpful reform for society.” Do you… – Strongly Agree – Somewhat Agree – Strongly Disagree – Somewhat Disagree

6. History of Women’s Suffrage Suffrage: the right to vote Seneca Falls Convention (1848): beginning of Women’s Rights – Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Declaration of Sentiments Suffrage Amendment first proposed in 1878 – 19 th Amendment not passed until 1920 under the Progressives

7. What took so long?! Temperance Movement: reform movement that created Prohibition was led by women – Gave women the political power to push for 19 th Amendment Many groups of both men and women opposed women’s suffrage for a very long time. – Why?

8. Women’s Suffrage… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvu3krcs8 ec http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvu3krcs8 ec