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Prohibition

Prohibition. Prohibition began in 1920 Many reformers in the US saw alcohol as a serious problem and blamed it for a variety of evils Crime Spousal and child abuse Workplace accidents Rural religious groups, especially among protestants, pushed for prohibition. Prohibition Sources.

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Prohibition

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  1. Prohibition

  2. Prohibition began in 1920 • Many reformers in the US saw alcohol as a serious problem and blamed it for a variety of evils • Crime • Spousal and child abuse • Workplace accidents • Rural religious groups, especially among protestants, pushed for prohibition

  3. Prohibition Sources • Guiding Question: What were the consequences of Prohibition? • Complete the following steps for each of the assigned sources • Step 1: Highlight/underline and summarize the source • Step 2: Identify and summarize the bias of the source • Step 3: Contextualize the source • Is there anything in this source that explains better something that you already knew or had heard about? • Is there anything in this source that disagrees with something you already knew or had heard about? • What questions does this source raise that are connected with the guiding question? • Step 4: Subtext • Subtext is information that you get from the source that the author did not intend to convey

  4. Prohibition Sources • Guiding Question: What were the consequences of Prohibition? • Pick which three of these sources would be the most useful for answering the guiding question and explain why you chose the ones that you did.

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