PROHIBITION WEBQUEST
From the site : http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00492/index.htm
NAME : ____________________________
FORM : _______
PROHIBITION IN THE UNITED STATES
1) What was the other name for National Prohibition ? The _______________________________
2) Which year did it start ? ___________ With which amendment to the Constitution ? __________
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ALCOHOL IN AMERICA
Find the English words for : livresse : ______________ sobre : _____________
ivrogne : ______________ excs de boisson : _______________________
Alcohol was used as a ________________ : it replaced _____________________ (it made people
sleep, or at least they did not feel pain any more) and it was also used to _____________ infection.
Finally, _________________ were given some before a battle because it made them more
courageous !
THE ORIGINS OF PROHIBITION
What are the 2 organizations which greatly helped the cause of Prohibition ?
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Religion also played an important role. How did churchmen nickname alcohol ?
________________________ and ____________________________
PROHIBITION LAWS
Was alcohol prohibited in certain states before 1920 ? yes no
What was a dry state ? What was a wet state ?
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What was the major difference between the 18th Amendment (January 1919) and the Volstead
Act (October 1919) ?
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CORRUPTION
What was a bootlegger ? ____________________________________________________________
Why was the police so easy to bribe (= corrupt) ?
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What did politicians accept to do in exchange for large sums of money ?
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CRIME
What do these figures correspond to ?
78 % = ___________________________________________________________________________
41 % = ___________________________________________________________________________
81 % = ___________________________________________________________________________
561 % = __________________________________________________________________________
2/3 = _____________________________________________________________________________
What was this mans name ? _______________________________
What was his nickname ? __________________________________
Who was he ? ___________________________________________
One day, he ordered the brutal murder of some of his enemies.
What is that day called ?
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On which charge was he arrested and imprisoned ?
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Which famous prison did he go to ? __________________________
Apart from crime, what other harmful effects did Prohibition have ?
- ________________________________________________________________________________
- ________________________________________________________________________________
- ________________________________________________________________________________
- ________________________________________________________________________________
HOW PEOPLE GOT LIQUOR
What was a speakeasy ? ____________________________________________________________
Was it legal ? yes no
Who owned speakeasies ? _______________________________
Was it easy to enter ? Why ? __________________________________________________________
Find the words for : maison close : _________________ le jeu (jeux dargent) : _______________
discothque : _________________
How could people get liquor legally ? ___________________________________________________
REPEAL OF PROHIBITION
Which year did Prohibition end ? _______________
Who was President then ? ____________________________________________________________
Did it mean that all states were obliged to abandon Prohibition ? Give examples.
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THE _______________________________ (this is the name given to the 1920s in the U.S.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Twenties
What did they begin with ? (2 answers)
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Did they end happily or tragically ? Why ?
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MUSIC
What was the most popular music of the prohibition age ? ____________ How did public opinion
consider it ? _______________________________________________________________________
Give the name of a famous dance of the time : ___________________________________________
Where could people go and listen to that music ? _________________________________________
Write the names of 2 very famous artists (a musician and a dancer) of the time :
__________________________________________________________________________________
Find the word meaning : faire la contrebande de = ________________________________________
MOVIES
What kind of movies were particularly popular at that time ? ________________________________
Name 2 of them : ______________________ and _________________________
The Hays Code said what movies could and could not show. Sum up the 3 important ideas it
contained :
- ________________________________________________________________________________
- ________________________________________________________________________________
- ________________________________________________________________________________
Une recherche propose par Armelle MEYER
(Lyce de Commercy, Acadmie de Nancy-Metz)
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