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in 1918 the American giovernment decided to make a law to ban the sale and drinking of alcohol in the USA . This was called :
prohibition
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why was prohibition passed
because of pressure from religiuos groups such as the Women's Christian Temperance union and the Anti saloon league , who campaigned for many years for the government to ban alcohol in the USA . They were mainly country people who resented drunkness that they saw in the cities
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the arguments used ny the anti-alcohol drinks were
- alcohol was a waste of grain
- alcohol was bad for American industry
- alcohol led to deaths on the road
- alcohol ruined families
- alcohol was made by Germans
- banning alcohol would make America into a better , more moral , country
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the anti-alcohol groups said that prohibition should be introduced so that grain :
could be used for food instead of being wasted making liquor
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the anti-alcohol groups said that alcohol was bad for American industry . They argued that drink led to
absenteeism from work so this reduced the country's industrial output . This made buissness men like Rockefeller support prohibition
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the anti-alcohol groups said that alcohol led to deaths on the road . with more
mortor cars on the road , druken driving was becoming an increasing menance
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why did the anti-alcohol groups suggest alcohol ruined families .
they argued that wives and children suffered when husbands spent their wages on drink
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why did the anti-alcohol groups argue for prohibition because alcohol was made by Germans
because Germans were the enemies in W.W.1. so people should not make Germans rich by buying beer . This showed an anti-foreign element to the campaing .
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The anti-alcohol groups said that banning alcohol would make America into a better more moral country , because
many americans were very religious people , who became convinced that alcohol was the root of all social problems . it was believed that prohibition would bring in a new and moral age
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theses rural religious groups exerted a huge influence on the governement because
they were rich , powerful people , who the government ignored at their peril
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the american consitution is a document which was drawn up in ........ , when the USA was first set up . It laid down the :
- 1787
- rights of American citizens and its exists to protect those rights
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beause people where being deprived of the right to drink alcohol , the
american constitution had to be changed
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in 1918 the ......... amendment was added to the american constitution this bannned the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquor
18th
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now ........ had to pass a law to bring prohibition into existance . in ....... the ......... act brought prohibition into effect
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the volstead act define intoxicating liquor as
any drink having more than 0.5% alcohol
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a special group of prohibition agents were set up to enforce prohibition . they had the right to
confiscate illegal stills and destroy any alcohol they discovered
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although religious groups were delighted about prohibition , many other people were ...... , especially in the cities where the temperance movement was not strong . ....... , ...... and ....... had to close down , with the loss of .....
- horrified
- saloons
- breweries
- distilleries
- jobs
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what was the effect of prohibition on ocasional drinkers
people who only used to drink alcohol occasionally suddenly found that now alcohol was banned , they wanted to drink more than ever
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how did policemen , politicians and buisnessmen react to prohibition
they still wanted their beer , and were determined to find ways to get it
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anti-prohibition groups campaigned to bring alcohol back . They held demonstrations but despite their efforts , prohibition
remained the law in the USA for 14 years , from 1919 until 1933
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