1. Partner bell ringer
In what ways can alcohol hurt society?

2. Prohibition
= Era when alcohol was illegal to manufacture, sell, transport, or consume (drink)

3. Prohibition Clash between small town and big city Americans
Big City = Multi-ethnic, multi-religious, modern
Small Towns = White, Protestant, traditional
Reformers had long believed alcohol led to crime, child & wife abuse, and accidents
Goal: was to reduce crime and poverty and improve the quality of life by making it impossible for people to get their hands on alcohol.
This "Noble Experiment" was a failure.
Midnight, January 16th, 1920, US went dry.
The 18th Amendment, known as the Volstead Act, prohibited the manufacture, sale and possession of alcohol in America. Prohibition lasted for thirteen years.
So was born the industry of bootlegging, speakeasies and Bathtub Gin.

4. PROHIBITION

5. PROHIBITION
The "Noble" Experiement

6. Poster supporting prohibition

7. The 18th Amendment
= Illegal to sell, manufacture, transport, or drink alcoholic beverages
Volstead Act = Established a Govt. agency to enforce Prohibition
18,700 miles of coastline / borders to patrol
Lacked proper funding $
Only 1,500 agents combined with local law enforcement

8. $$ Spent on Law Enforcement

9. Popcorn question- put in notes
What do you think would happen if we outlawed alcohol today?

10. “Speakeasies” = Hidden bars / nightclubs
Found in office buildings, hardware stores, restraunts
“Bootlegging” =
Smuggling alcohol from:
Canada
Cuba
The West Indies
Home distillery’s / brewery’s

11. $ Spent on Alcohol

12. Organized Crime
Organized Crime / Government Corruption = result of Prohibition
Bootlegging = Steady and large source of cash
Gangsters “bought” police and political power = control of cities
High profits lead to gang warfare for control
Chicago = 800 gangsters murdered during Prohibition
Prohibition contributed to the growth of organized crime in every major city
Al Capone –
Chicago, Illinois
famous bootlegger
“Scarface”
60 million yr (bootleg alone)
Capone took control of the Chicago liquor business by killing off his competition
Talent for avoiding jail
1931 sent to prision for tax-evasion.

13. Homicide Rate

14. Alcohol Consumption

15. Talladega clip

16. Popcorn question 2
Why do you believe American likes gangster movies and stories, like Al Capone?

17. Sing Prison Population

18. SCIENCE AND RELIGION CLASH
Fundamentalists vs. Secular thinkers
The Protestant movement - literal interpretation of the bible is known as fundamentalism
Fundamentalists found all truth in the bible – including science & evolution

19. Popcorn question 3
How religious are you? What does your religion say about alcohol?

20. SCOPES TRIAL
In March 1925, Tennessee passed the nation’s first law that made it a crime to teach evolution
The ACLU promised to defend any teacher willing to challenge the law – John Scopes did
Scopes was a biology teacher who dared to teach his students that man derived from lower species

21. SCOPES TRIAL
Darrow
The ACLU hired Clarence Darrow, the most famous trial lawyer of the era, to defend Scopes
The prosecution countered with William Jennings Bryan, the three-time Democratic presidential nominee
Bryan

22. SCOPES TRIAL
Trial opened on July 10,1925 and became a national sensation
Darrow called Bryan to the stand as an expert on the bible – key question: Should the bible be interpreted literally?
Under intense questioning, Darrow got Bryan to admit that the bible can be interpreted in different ways
Nonetheless, Scopes was found guilty and fined $100
Bryan
Darrow

23. Popcorn question 4
Do you believe in evolution? Why or why not?

24. Popcorn question 5
Do you think school should teach about creation according to the Bible? Why or why not?