The 18th Amendment established Prohibition in the United States from 1920 to 1933, banning the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. However, Prohibition had unintended consequences as it led to the rise of illegal speakeasies and bootlegging operations run by organized crime like Al Capone. While Prohibition supporters hoped to reduce crime and corruption, the period instead saw a rise in criminal activity related to the illegal alcohol trade. Prohibition was later repealed with the 21st Amendment in 1933 due to its failure to achieve its moral aims and the growth of lawlessness under prohibition.

1. Prohibition during the 1920s

2. Video
While watching the
video write down three
positive or negative
benefits form
prohibition.

3. Vocabulary
● Prohibition
● 18th amendment
● Speakeasy
● Bootlegger
● Al Capone
● WCTU
● Moonshine
● Dry
● Anti-Saloon League

4. Video 2

5. Pause and Reflect
Critical thinking: After watching the video write down one
positive and one negative impact of the passage of the
Volstead Act.

6. Primary Source 1
Instructions: Use the link
below to open up the graphic
organizer to help analyze this
primary source.
https://docs.google.com/docu
ment/d/1wfgt4RqjOJUl16U5g
OmVyHDzz3bMQNjVeG26iFn
rBt8/edit?usp=sharing

7. Primary Source 2
Instructions: Use the link below
to open up the graphic
organizer to help analyze this
primary source.
https://docs.google.com/docum
ent/d/1wfgt4RqjOJUl16U5gOm
VyHDzz3bMQNjVeG26iFnrBt8/
edit?usp=sharing

8. Primary Source 3
Instructions: Use the link below
to open up the graphic organizer
to help analyze this primary
source.
https://docs.google.com/docume
nt/d/1wfgt4RqjOJUl16U5gOmVy
HDzz3bMQNjVeG26iFnrBt8/edit
?usp=sharing

9. Final Thought
Using the graphic organizer used to analyze the three primary sources answer the
following question in 3 paragraphs. Did the passage of the 18th amendment end
the consumption and selling of alcohol in the United States?