Modernism vs Fundamentalism
These group of people were in support of Prohibition
Fundamentalist
What year was the 18th Amendment ratified?
1919
How did women's groups contribute to the Temperance Movement?
Women formed and created the temperance movement
What is a bootlegger?
Someone who transports, manufactures, and or sales alcohol illegally
How did patrons gain access to speakeasies?
Secret knock
Secret code
Who was John Scopes and what was the Scopes trial about?
High school science teacher who was arrested for teaching about evolution
What did the 21st Amendment do?
Made alcohol legal again
What were some of the arguments made by supporters of the Temperance Movement?
Abusive husbands
fatherless homes
neglecting duties
Health
What strategies did bootleggers use to evade law enforcement?
Secret operation such as warehouses, storefronts, speakeasies, distilleries
Evaded policies in vehicles
Violence
How did speakeasies contribute to the Jazz Age?
Jazz artist, musicians would perform in speakeasies
What were the main beliefs/values of Modernists in the 1920s?
Hedonism, doing things because it feels good
List two reasons why Prohibition was difficult to enforce.
Not enough agents
Dangerous gangsters
corruption
Discuss the relationship between the Temperance Movement and women's suffrage.
Women wanted the right to vote and to sustain a lifestyle outside of men drunk/sober
How did the government respond to the activities of bootleggers?
US Established a group of agents to wire tap, and raid properties of suspects
Which group of people would be in favor of speakeasies
Modernist
Give an example of a cultural conflict between Modernists and Fundamentalists.
Religious and non-religious clashes
flappers
openness about sexuality
Describe the impact of Prohibition on American society in the 1920s.
Men feared that women would vote in favor of Prohibition
People came to accept the consumption of Alcohol
People realized that it only made things worse
During the beginning of Prohibition people drank less
What Amendment gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
This bootlegger was famous in Chicago and was sentenced to 11 years in Alcatraz
Al Capone
How did speakeasies impact the culture of America during the 1920's
Ok to drink/acceptable