1. Good morning/Afternoon ► 2/7/11 ► Warm-up ► Can music help change society? If s

2. Prohibition ► Alcohol was illegal in the US (1919-1932) ► 18 th Amendment (Volstead Act) made it illegal to manufacture, possess, sell, distribute, or consume alcohol ► Attitudes- 1916 2/3’s of US states were “dry” ► Christian Fundamentalists (anti-drinking) protect people from sin

3. ► Urbanites and Ethnic Minorities (pro- drinking) Irish (whisky), Germans (beer), Italians (wine) ► *no sin in drinking (part of life) ► *Confused- “land of the free,” but no drinking? ► Public Drinking- Bars closed ► Speakeasy-illegal bar

4. ► Attraction- breaking the law a thrill ► *50% of Americans did not drink during prohibition (but many who never drank before started once it became illegal) ► Enforcement- Only 5% of illegal alcohol caught ► Problems- 3,000 agents ► 1) Coastline- 10,000 miles ► 2) Borders- Canada & Mexico (alcohol legal)

5. ► 3) Rum Runners- guys with fast cars who smuggled alcohol from Canada or Mexico ► 4) Women- started going to speakeasy's (thrill in breaking a harmless law) ► 5) Distilling- people made their own alcohol (bathtub gin) ► 6) Casual Attitude- No one saw drinking as a “real” crime

12. Jazz: Gumbo (Beginnings 1917) Ken Burns ► Describe the creation of Jazz in America. Where did it originate? How did it help to change America? How did the Blues influence Jazz? ► Include quotes from the film ► Half Page response due Tuesday.