1. Prohibition

2. Vocabulary Prohibition –Era in American society where Alcohol is illegal 18 th Amendment –Prohibited the manufacture, sale or transportation of alcoholic beverages. Speakeasies –Hidden saloons where alcohol was sold illegally Bootleggers –Alcohol smugglers, carried liquor in the legs of their boots

3. Why Prohibition A movement to stop corruption: –Child/Wife abuse –Crime –Accidents on the Job –Other serious social problems Led by groups such as: –Anti-Saloon League –Woman’s Christian Temperance Union –Many Protestants from South and West

4. The Effect of WW1 on Prohibition Most Breweries owned by German Americans Jan. 1917 - Wilson instituted a partial prohibition in effort to conserve grain Sept 1917 – banned a wartime production of beer “Grain should be made into bread for fighting men and not for making liquor.” Anti-Saloon league called beer “Kaiser brew.”

5. The Effects of Prohibition on the 1920s Normal Americans wanted to stop making sacrifices and enjoy life. Little $ given to enforce the law Speakeasies opened up underground Bootleggers began smuggling alcohol Moonshine and other home made alcohol was created Organized Crime developed to sell illegal alcohol at high prices –Led to a lot of violence

6. The End of Prohibition By mid-1920s, only 19% of Americans supported prohibition Rise of crime and lawlessness had worsened, according to those who opposed the law. Law was repealed in 1933 with the 21 st Amendment – result of Great Depression (jobs and taxes)