Prohibition: The Noble Experiment
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1. Which Amendment brought about prohibition?
2. What did this Amendment make illegal?
3. Why did people start buying so much malt syrup?
4. What was the easiest form of alcohol to make?
5. What were “Rum runners?”
6. Where did a lot of the whiskey come from?
7. Give three examples of how people got their hands on alcohol.
8. What were two examples of problems the government faced with trying to enforce prohibition?
9. Give two examples of the penalties a person could receive for selling or manufacturing liquor.
10. Who were Izzy and Moe?
11. Give one example of a creative way they caught people violating prohibition.
12. What eventually happened to Izzy and Moe?
13. When did the Prohibition Era end? (Hint: Think of an Amendment.)
14. How does this related to Prohibition
being a “moral” crusade?
15. Again, how does this related to
Prohibition being a “moral” crusade?
16. Now Draw your own Prohibition political cartoon and then explain the meaning behind it.