PPT-Prohibition and the roaring 20s

1920s economy By 1924 the economy recovers and there is a lot less discontent in society Canada enters a period of postwar prosperity People begin to have money in their pockets again to spend on luxuries . The Jazz Age, The Harlem Renaissance and a Booming Economy. America after WWI . With American blood spilled, according to most Americans, at the fault of Europe, Americans focused their interests inward.. We’ve looked at the interesting, now how do we get to the cause of the depression?. I can understand the CRASH of the 20s. Listen to the song . “Blue Skies”. by Irving Berlin. Respond to the following questions in your. Society of the 1920s. Prohibition. 18. th. Amendment/ Volstead Act. Ban on sale, manufacture, or transportation of alcohol. 1920-1933. 21. st. Amendment ended Prohibition. Prohibition. Volstead act prohibited sale of alcohol. Prohibition started in late 1919. Prohibition was started by groups against alcohol, including, The Anti-Saloon League and Women’s Christian Temperance Union. These groups made song stories magazines and newspapers to advertise their cause.. (Library of Congress). In the 1920s baseball recovered from the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919 as attendance soared in ballparks throughout the country. (. Photodisc. , Inc.). Charles Lindbergh with his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis. His 1927 flight from New York to Paris instantly made him an American hero. (Library of Congress). Prohibition. Definition. the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of . alcohol in . the US between 1920 and 1933.. Beginning Ideas of Prohibition. Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Fought for Prohibition. By: Jennifer, Cassandra, Viviana, and Vanesa . Ms. Madrid . Period. 2. 2-21-15. What is Prohibition?. Prohibition is a law or regulation forbidding something. In the 1920’s prohibition meant ban on the sale and production of alcohol beverages. Alcohol was a big problem during this time that caused abuse, ruined careers and ruined marriages. . Definition. the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of . alcohol in . the US between 1920 and 1933.. Beginning Ideas of Prohibition. Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Fought for Prohibition. read: “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors...is hereby prohibited”. EFFECTS OF PROHIBITION. Alcohol consumption went down ⅓. Alcohol related deaths declined . Decrease of arrests for drunkenness . “Silent Cal” Becomes President. “The business of America is Business”. Coolidge believed in little government intervention in the economy. Said very little. Silent Cal Gives the People what They Want – laissez-faire!. Ch 7.1. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. What is a recession?. Do economic recessions increase feelings of . Nativism. against immigrants?. Monday. , March 19, 2012. Understand the different clashes of values in the 1920s.. Ch 7.1. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. What is a recession?. Do economic recessions increase feelings of . Nativism. against immigrants?. Monday. , March 19, 2012. Understand the different clashes of values in the 1920s.. Objective: Explain the Temperance movement and how women won the right to vote. Temperance Movement. a campaign to stop the drinking . of alcohol. . During the industrial revolution, . workers would typically come to . PROHIBITION IN PRACTICE. ENFORCING THE NEW PROHIBITION LAW PROVED TO BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE, AS MAKING, TRANSPORTING, AND SELLING ALCOHOL WAS ILLEGAL, BUT DRINKING IT WAS NOT.. PROHIBITION GAVE RISE TO HUGE SMUGGLING OPERATIONS, AS ALCOHOL SLIPPED INTO THE COUNTRY THROUGH STATES LIKE MICHIGAN ON THE CANADIAN BORDER..