1. PROHIBITION HOW DID THE US OUTLAW ALCOHOL FOR 13 YEARS?

2. HOW DID THE US OUTLAW ALCOHOL FOR 13 YEARS? Historically, 1/3 of the federal budget came from taxing alcohol Americans drank…a lot History of protests involving limitation of alcohol History of the ‘tavern’ in American culture 7 th largest industry in the US Why not state by state? (suggestion for women’s suffrage)

3. 18 TH AMENDMENT 18 th Ratified 1919 21 st Ratified in 1933 Volstead Act—Regulation and Enforcement What is and is not illegal according to the 18 th A? Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article 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 for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. Section 2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

4. PROBLEMS? Eliot Ness & the Untouchables Al Capone—Chicago ($60 million/year) “public enemies” Speakeasies Bootleggers FBI (1904)—Edgar Hoover, fingerprinting “Mother's in the kitchen Washing out the jugs; Sister's in the pantry Bottling the suds; Father's in the cellar Mixing up the hops; Johnny's on the front porch Watching for the cops. Mother makes brandy from cherries; Pop distills whisky and gin; Sister sells wine from the grapes on our vine- Good grief, how the money rolls in!

5. PROHIBITION Contextualization and Causation Exercise

6. SYNTHESIS? Blue Laws Sin Taxes Drinking Age Marijuana Legalization & Enforcement NASCAR