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Unit 4 Part 2
Prohibition, Women's Suffrage, 1927 Flood
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a Progressive? | someone who wanted to see positive changes for all people |
| What is prohibition? | the banning of the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol |
| Which amendment established prohibition? | 18th |
| What is women's suffrage? | movement to extend the right to vote to women |
| Which amendment gave women the right to vote? | 19th |
| Why did people push for prohibition? | blamed society's problems on liquor and believed banning would make things better |
| Who was the Women's Christian Temperance Union? | an organization that was big in the fight FOR prohibition |
| Was North Louisiana for or against prohibition? | for; Protestant faith in the north strongly supported it |
| How did South Louisiana feel about prohibition? | they were more open to ignoring the laws; against it |
| How did the women of Louisiana compare to others when it came to women's suffrage? | they were more conservative |
| Crevasses are.... | breaks in the levee |
| What was the cause of the 1927 flood? | heavy rains and melting snow |
| What damage was caused by the flood? | millions of acres of land flooded, over 200, 000 people were killed, and thousands were left homeless |
| Who helped those affected? | Red Cross and local volunteers |
| Levees were blasted(dynamite) south of New Orleans in order to.... | relieve stress on the levees and to keep New Orleans from flooding |
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