1. The Era of Prohibition “The Noble Experiment”

2. The history of temperance reform

3. The history of temperance reform II

4. 18th Amendment F Proposed in 1917 and ratified in 1919 F Went into effect at midnight January 16, 1920 F 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 F Proposed in 1917 and ratified in 1919 F Went into effect at midnight January 16, 1920 F 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

9. Volstead Act The federal law established to enforce Prohibition

10. Breweries under siege during WWI! F Milwaukee and St. Louis breweries, etc. F Brewers were "the worst of all our German enemies;” beer was "Kaiser brew." F Breweries were “owned in part by alien enemies.” F 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. F http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningp oints/tp-051/?action=more_essay http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningp oints/tp-051/?action=more_essay F Milwaukee and St. Louis breweries, etc. F Brewers were "the worst of all our German enemies;” beer was "Kaiser brew." F Breweries were “owned in part by alien enemies.” F 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. F http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningp oints/tp-051/?action=more_essay http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningp oints/tp-051/?action=more_essay

11. New sources of liquor

12. Organized crime and corruption Illegal liquor = great criminal empires Al Capone (Chicago): Illegal liquor = great criminal empires Al Capone (Chicago):

13. Atlantic City F “The World’s Playground” F http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2010/ 02/boardwalk_empire_corruption_an.html http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2010/ 02/boardwalk_empire_corruption_an.html F http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/steve_bus cemi_as_nucky_thompson_35Eo58rVrOqfO77Jp 9787O http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/steve_bus cemi_as_nucky_thompson_35Eo58rVrOqfO77Jp 9787O F http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/blogs/board walk_empire/article_4277415c-a815-11df-be3f- 001cc4c002e0.html http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/blogs/board walk_empire/article_4277415c-a815-11df-be3f- 001cc4c002e0.html F “The World’s Playground” F http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2010/ 02/boardwalk_empire_corruption_an.html http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2010/ 02/boardwalk_empire_corruption_an.html F http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/steve_bus cemi_as_nucky_thompson_35Eo58rVrOqfO77Jp 9787O http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/steve_bus cemi_as_nucky_thompson_35Eo58rVrOqfO77Jp 9787O F http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/blogs/board walk_empire/article_4277415c-a815-11df-be3f- 001cc4c002e0.html http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/blogs/board walk_empire/article_4277415c-a815-11df-be3f- 001cc4c002e0.html

14. Homicide rate

15. Al Capone: Original Gangster F Watch the film (it’s less than 20 min- and take notes here)

16. More video clips (if you are interested) F http://www.history.com/topics/al- capone/videos#america-goes-dry-with- prohibition http://www.history.com/topics/al- capone/videos#america-goes-dry-with- prohibition F http://www.history.com/topics/al- capone/videos#gangster-al-capone- exploits-prohibition http://www.history.com/topics/al- capone/videos#gangster-al-capone- exploits-prohibition F http://www.history.com/topics/al- capone/videos#st-valentines-day- massacre http://www.history.com/topics/al- capone/videos#st-valentines-day- massacre F http://www.history.com/topics/al- capone/videos#america-goes-dry-with- prohibition http://www.history.com/topics/al- capone/videos#america-goes-dry-with- prohibition F http://www.history.com/topics/al- capone/videos#gangster-al-capone- exploits-prohibition http://www.history.com/topics/al- capone/videos#gangster-al-capone- exploits-prohibition F http://www.history.com/topics/al- capone/videos#st-valentines-day- massacre http://www.history.com/topics/al- capone/videos#st-valentines-day- massacre