PROHIBITION:

Prohibition in America:
There has been a number of prohibitions in America and there still are today. For example the prohibition of alcohol in the early 1900's

The prohibition of alcohol was a period of nearly fourteen years of U.S. history in which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor was made illegal. It led to the first and only time an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was repealed.

ERA

1890- 1945

• Great depression
• WWI
• Revolution in communication and tans. tech
• Urbanization

1890- 1945
This era connects to Prohibition because the first major Prohibition was the Prohibition of Alcohol which began around 1920 and ended around 1935

THEME

Politics and Power:
This theme connects to prohibition because prohibitions are run by the government

SKILL

Topic: Prohibition
Era: 1890- 1945
Theme: Politics and Power
Skill: Causation

SOURCE(S)

• http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/p/prohibition.htm