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Prohibition
progressive era
Question | Answer |
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What was the issue with alcohol? | 1. Workplace danger 2. Harms productivity 3. Harms Families - abuse 4. Health consequences 5. Gang Violence |
Who was Carrie A. Nation? | 1. reformer against alcohol 2. destroyed saloons with a hatchet |
What was the Anti-Saloon League | 1. est in 1893 2. nationwide prohibition 3. members were protestants 4. influenced 18th amendment |
Who did prohibition target? | 1. minorities 2. immigrants |
18th amendment | 1919, bans alcohol |
Women's Christian Temperance Union | 1. fought against prohibition 2. first major union against prohibition 2. women refused to kiss drinkers |
temperance | abstinence from alcohol |
Were reformers successful? | yes, manage to pass 18th amendment (national law) even though they were a minority group |
pressure politics | used the pressure of being the odd one out to get people to support banning alcohol |
Was prohibition effective? | 1. no, not that many supporters 2. crime increased 3. ppl still drank illegally 4. more unemployment 5. repealed by 21st amendment (1933) |
Factory owners | Wanted to prevent accidents, extend working hours |