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1920s: Prohibition

1920s: Prohibition. SIMPSONS STYLE. Alcohol as a Societal Problem Why did people believe alcohol was detrimental to society? Make a lists of pros and cons of a ban Describe what would happen if it were to be discovered the Prohibition was never actually overturned and was

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1920s: Prohibition

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  1. 1920s: Prohibition SIMPSONS STYLE

  2. Alcohol as a Societal Problem Why did people believe alcohol was detrimental to society? Make a lists of pros and cons of a ban Describe what would happen if it were to be discovered the Prohibition was never actually overturned and was brought back today.

  3. Key Vocabulary 18th Amendment: Outlawed production and consumption of alcohol Volstead Act: U.S. Treasury enforces Prohibition laws Speakeasies: Illegal, Secret Bars Bootleggers: Illegal producers of alcohol

  4. Was it Successful? Crime becomes big business through illegal sales Smuggling commonplace 21st Amendment repeals Prohibition (1933)

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