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The Era of ProhibitionThe Era of Prohibition
“The Noble Experiment”“The Noble Experiment”
The history of temperance reform
The history of temperance reform
The history of temperance reform II
The history of temperance reform II
18th Amendment18th Amendment
Proposed in 1917 and ratified in 1919 Went into effect at midnight January 16, 1920 Banned “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of
intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”
“The reign of tears is over. The slums will soon be only a memory. We will turn our prisons into factories and our jails into storehouses. Men will walk upright now. Women will smile and children will laugh.” -Billy Sunday
Proposed in 1917 and ratified in 1919 Went into effect at midnight January 16, 1920 Banned “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of
intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”
“The reign of tears is over. The slums will soon be only a memory. We will turn our prisons into factories and our jails into storehouses. Men will walk upright now. Women will smile and children will laugh.” -Billy Sunday
Volstead ActVolstead Act• The federal law
established to enforce Prohibition
• The federal law established to enforce Prohibition
Breweries under siege during WWI!
Breweries under siege during WWI!
Milwaukee and St. Louis breweries, etc.
Brewers were "the worst of all our German enemies;” beer was "Kaiser brew."
Breweries were “owned in part by alien enemies.”
Major breweries made it through Prohibition by making products like ice cream, cheese, malt syrup, near beer, corn syrup, ginger ale, root beer, yeast, malt extract, etc.
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-051/?action=more_essay
Milwaukee and St. Louis breweries, etc.
Brewers were "the worst of all our German enemies;” beer was "Kaiser brew."
Breweries were “owned in part by alien enemies.”
Major breweries made it through Prohibition by making products like ice cream, cheese, malt syrup, near beer, corn syrup, ginger ale, root beer, yeast, malt extract, etc.
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-051/?action=more_essay
New sources of liquorNew sources of liquor
Organized crime and corruptionOrganized crime and corruption
• Illegal liquor = great criminal empires
• Al Capone (Chicago):
• Illegal liquor = great criminal empires
• Al Capone (Chicago):
Atlantic CityAtlantic City
“The World’s Playground”
http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2010/02/boardwalk_empire_corruption_an.html
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/steve_buscemi_as_nucky_thompson_35Eo58rVrOqfO77Jp9787O
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/blogs/boardwalk_empire/article_4277415c-a815-11df-be3f-001cc4c002e0.html
“The World’s Playground”
http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2010/02/boardwalk_empire_corruption_an.html
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/steve_buscemi_as_nucky_thompson_35Eo58rVrOqfO77Jp9787O
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/blogs/boardwalk_empire/article_4277415c-a815-11df-be3f-001cc4c002e0.html
Homicide rateHomicide rate
Al Capone: Original Gangster
Al Capone: Original Gangster
Watch the film (it’s less than 20 min- and take notes here) Watch the film (it’s less than 20 min- and take notes here)
More video clips (if you are interested)
More video clips (if you are interested)
http://www.history.com/topics/al-capone/videos#america-goes-dry-with-prohibition
http://www.history.com/topics/al-capone/videos#gangster-al-capone-exploits-prohibition
http://www.history.com/topics/al-capone/videos#st-valentines-day-massacre
http://www.history.com/topics/al-capone/videos#america-goes-dry-with-prohibition
http://www.history.com/topics/al-capone/videos#gangster-al-capone-exploits-prohibition
http://www.history.com/topics/al-capone/videos#st-valentines-day-massacre
