Misbehavin’ – Prohibition in the 1920s
1. List at least two social groups within Canadian society who
were opposed to the use of alcohol. Outline/describe the main
argument(s) used by each of these groups to support their
opposition of alcohol.
2. Explain what impact/influence World War I had on the issue
of prohibition?
3. Describe Canada’s prohibition law. Explain how Canadian
law(s) differed from that of the United States?
4. Describe ‘rum-running’.
http://www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/P/Prohibition.aspx
5. Who were Ben Kerr, Rocco Perri and Bessie
Starkman?
6. Describe the methods/techniques of
smuggling. What were some of the dangers
associated with smuggling liquor?
http://www.walkervilletimes.com/32/prohibition-story.html
7. What was a ‘speakeasy’? A ‘flapper’?
8. How did prohibition give strength and opportunity to organized crime?
9. How/why was the St. Valentine’s Day massacre a defining moment in gang history?
10. Why did prohibition fail (include at least three reasons)?
http://www.haaretz.com/culture/books/a-history-of-jews-and-booze-in-america.premium-1.431675