1. Prohibition
By Austin Saley

2. What I will talk about What is prohibition
Why was prohibition important
US prohibition
US prohibition vs Canadian prohibition
Rum runners
Intent for prohibition
Effects of prohibition
Pros and cons of prohibition

3. What is Prohibition?
Prohibition is an act that made the Production, import, and transportation of alcohol illegal
In Canada prohibition was spread out over Canada from
Each province stopped prohibition at a separate time
The last province to get rid of prohibition was PEI and they stopped in 1948

4. Why was it important? Prohibition started during WWI
It was started because alcohol is made with wheat and the government thought that the grain was better to be used as food sent to the soldiers on the battlefield
All provinces agreed to prohibition except for Quebec
This was supported by women’s temperance society’s, merchants, and churches throughout Canada

5. US Prohibition It lasted from 1919-1933
Prohibition was much stricter in the US
There were a lot of bootleggers in the US who made bootleg rum, some with various poisonous ingredients
while selling alcohol was illegal drinking it was not. Rich people who bought large quantities of alcohol before prohibition could still drink it inside their homes

7. US vs Canadian Prohibition
Less strict
Just for help with provisions for war in the beginning
Much more strict about prohibition
Prohibition was made for religious purposes as well as for the war

8. Rum Runners
Rum runners were smugglers who ran illegal alcohol across the border
The smugglers often used ships, carriages, and snowshoes to get the alcohol across
The government estimated that over $1 million worth of alcohol was smuggled across the border from Windsor to Detroit each month
They used special pockets that they could fit under their coats to smuggle the alcohol past the police

10. Intent for Prohibition
After the war effort the government intended prohibition to help with crime, jobs, and economy
They thought that if there were less drunk men then they would not commit as many crimes since they were sober
If people were sober then then they would work harder finding jobs and looking for jobs
They also thought that if there was less alcohol then there would be a rise in economy

11. Effects of Prohibition
Crime rates rose and regular people became thieves and robbers
Government lost millions in taxes
Because only the selling and transporting of alcohol was illegal people could drink it alcohol they bought in advance in their houses without any troubles

12. Pros and cons of prohibition
More grain for soldiers at war
Crime rates rose
Economy fell
Bootleggers appeared
Mob wars happened more often

13. Bibliography
Cruxton, J.B. & Wilson, W.D. Spotlight Canada (4th Edition), Oxford University Press,

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