Prohibition
the amendment number
The 18th?
ways people would not follow the law of prohibiton
manufacturing, selling, consuming moonshine (bootlegging)
list technological advancements
radio, automobile, aviation, trains, telephones, computers
the movement and its purpose
temperance movement: limit drinking
ways to avoid the prohibition legally
physicians prescribing alcohol, religious permits for the Catholic churches
majorn fear and why
overproduction because overconsumerism was taking hold
reasonings behind the movement
concern for general social harms, religious sentiment, health concerns
describe the great migration
african americans migrated from south to north due to natural disasters putting sharecroppers out of work
viewpoint on unions and actions taken to effect it
workers weren't required to be in unions, unions were presented as corrupt, protesting was declared illegal, and working conditions collapse when the economy does
who supported the prohibition and why
protestantism - viewed saloons as ungodly/corrupt
factory owners- prevent accident and increase efficiency
alcohol seen as german which was seen as evil
describe how Harlem came to be
rapid development of upper-classs homes that weren't filled, so middle-class balck families moved there
pros and cons of prohibition
pros: immoral, better workers, better health, better families, increased safety(less crime)
cons: restricting rights, economy will decrease, social divide, increase of underground dealings