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Focus. After World War I, the U.S. ratified the 18 th amendment in 1919. It established Prohibition, which outlawed the production and sale of alcohol. . Review. 1. Explain how the role of women changed in the U.S. during the 1920s, and give an example.
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Focus • After World War I, the U.S. ratified the 18th amendment in 1919. It established Prohibition, which outlawed the production and sale of alcohol.
Review • 1. Explain how the role of women changed in the U.S. during the 1920s, and give an example. • 2. Explain how the Scopes Trial is an example of the cultural change that occurred in the U.S. during the 1920s. • 3. What was an important factor for the emergence of the Harlem Renaissance?
Prohibition • 18thAmendment (1919) • Also known as temperance • Began during WWI for rationing wheat • No producing or selling alcohol
Enforcing Prohibition • Volstead Act allows the government to enforce the ban on alcohol
Failure of Prohibition • Speakeasies • Illegal bars and taverns • Moonshining • Illegal production of alcohol
Failure of Prohibition • Prohibition led to violence to protect the illegal trade in alcohol • Led to the rise of organized crime • Al Capone • Led the mob in Chicago, bootlegging and corruption of government
End of Prohibition • 18th amendment is the only amendment to be repealed • Protests against prohibition occurred throughout the 1920s • 1933 Franklin Roosevelt signs a law that allows for production of beer • 1933 21st amendment repeals the 18th amendment
Why did Prohibition fail? • Did most Americans think buying or selling alcohol was a crime? • People had little problem breaking a law they disagreed with
