Prohibition Era

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/prohibition-era

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the enforcement legislation?National Prohibition Act, commonly known as the Volstead Act
2. What is the key figures in organized crime?Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky
3. What was the Great Booze Ban?It was a law that made making, selling, and moving alcohol illegal in the United States from 1920 to 1933.
4. Why did people want to stop people from drinking alcohol?Many believed alcohol caused problems like poverty, fights at home, and bad politics, so they tried to keep it away.

Nativism: The policy or belief that indigenous inhabitants of a country should be favored over immigrants.
Methanol: A highly toxic alcohol used as a solvent and fuel, dangerous if ingested.
Cullen-Harrison Act: A federal law passed in 1933 that legalized the sale of low-alcohol beer and wine.