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US Prohibition V2

The document discusses the reasons behind the prohibition of alcohol in America, highlighting the social and political climate that led to its implementation. It also examines the consequences of prohibition, including the rise of organized crime figures like Al Capone and the eventual repeal of the law. Additionally, it features images and references to key events and figures associated with this historical period.

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US Prohibition V2

The document discusses the reasons behind the prohibition of alcohol in America, highlighting the social and political climate that led to its implementation. It also examines the consequences of prohibition, including the rise of organized crime figures like Al Capone and the eventual repeal of the law. Additionally, it features images and references to key events and figures associated with this historical period.

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Donovan and Rose

US prohibition
WHY ALCOHOL WAS PROHIBITED IN AMERICA?

US Map of Wet and dry States from


1915 (images.slideplayer.com)
An anti-alcohol poster
(http://tmshistory2014.blogspot.com
/2014/10/temperance-snippet.html )
WHY ALCOHOL WAS PROHIBITED IN AMERICA?

The American Issue announce the beginning


of prohibition (http://njdigitalhistory.org/)

An NYPD officer take the fingerprint of a


German person in 1917 (
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/)
THE GOOD AND BAD IMPACT OF PROHIBITION

Alcohol consumption in the US per year ( A speakeasy during prohibition (Hollywood


http://www.theathlete.org/) Connection by Micheal Munn.)
AL CAPONe

Al Capone (Gala.fr)
(Up) The five victim of the St Valentine’s Massacre
(Down) This dog was the only survivor of the
massacre
(Chicago Daily News)
ELIOT NESS AND The untouchables

The Untouchables (
https://www.mysterytribune.com/)
Eliot Ness (
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/)
The end of the prohibition

Newspaper announcing the end of the prohibition (


https://www.bluestonevineyard.com/)
Homeless men during the Great Depression
(https://www.usnews.com/)

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