1. Unit 6: The roaring twenties

2. Modern Times In your notebook: Take notes on the culture of America.
How did it change?
What was unique about the US in the 20s?

3. 18th Amendment
Please read the 18th amendment & think about the questions at the bottom.

4. America Goes Dry 18th Amendment What is prohibition?
Passed by Congress in Dec. 1917
Ratified by the states in Jan. 1919
What is prohibition?
Ban on the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol.

5. America Goes Dry Why did it happen? Temperance Movement
Protect new military recruits
Conserve grain
Anti-German sentiment

6. Directions
Sharing with the person sitting next to you, use the documents to answer the Guiding Questions in your notebook.
Include enough info so that it makes sense to you later (when you don’t have the documents in front of you)