Urban & Rural Differences How do differing ways of life lead to societal differences?
Vocab. Urban: area of city Rural: area of small towns & farms Conservative: favoring traditional views and values Speakeasies: hidden nightclubs &/or bar that illegally sold alcohol Repeal: to take away Bootleggers: people who made, sold, &/or transported alcohol illegally
“Cities… the place to be!” 1920 census: 51.2% of Americans live in cities 1922-1929: 2 million ppl per year migrate from rural to urban areas * Please answer the questions for the graph (top slide)
Urban Living Much more diverse SCARY!? Americans + immigrants from everywhere! SCARY!? Tolerated drinking, gambling, & casual dating Streets filled w/ strangers Fast-paced way of life
Rural Living conservative values and close social & family relationships Slower-paced life More religious and/or moral base
Problems between Rural & Urban beliefs Conflict # 1: Alcohol Rural reformers dislike alcohol Alcohol = crime, wife & child abuse, accidents on job 18th Amendment passes: Outlaws sale, drinking, & manufacturing of alcohol
Effects of 18th Amendment Bootleggers hard to catch ● Bootlegging empires in large cities lead to violence - Chicago: Al Capone - 522 gang-related murders Speakeasies popular secret password to get in
Please write the questions and then your answers. What effect of Prohibition does this cartoon illustrate (show)? According to the cartoon, contributed to the success of organized crime during Prohibition? In the cartoonist’s view, was Prohibition helpful (good) or harmful (bad)? Explain your answer.
18th Amendment Fails Too many people enjoyed alcohol! WHY do you think? Too many people enjoyed alcohol! Gov’t doesn’t have enough $ to enforce law US in the Great Depression, gov’t needed $ Repealed by 21st Amendment in 1933
Approx. how many people live in rural vs. urban areas prior to the Civil War? 2. What is the first year in which more people live in urban areas? 3. Approx. how many people live in rural areas vs. urban areas in 1930? 4. What is the source of this information?
Please answer the following questions in complete sentences Who were supporters of prohibition? Why? Who were opponents of prohibition? Why? What repealed the 18th Amendment and why was it passed?
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