Name: __________________________
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Date: ____________
Block: _________
USII.6b (Describe the social changes that took place, including prohibition and the
Great Migration north and west)
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“Prohibition has made nothing but trouble”
trouble”- Al “Scarface” Capone
The Noble Experiment: Prohibition
Directions: answer the questions below
Score ____%
Grade _____
1.
it, and what does “dry”” mean?
mean (3 points)
What was prohibition, and what amendment was it
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2.
The above cartoon features barrels of alcohol marching. What was the cartoonist trying to
express? (2 points)
3.
What kind of establishment (place of
business) is depicted here? Why would someone want to go here? (2 points)
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4. What were bootleggers and rum-runners? (2 points)
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5. Why did organized crime benefit from prohibition? (2 points)
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6. The cartoon above was created years after prohibition. Turn to the class mate next to you
and discuss the cartoon’s meaning. What was the cartoonist’s thought on prohibition? (2
points)
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7. Fill out the PERSUASION MAP below with the reasons why prohibition ended, and what
officially ended it (repeal). (7 points)
Reason #1
Example
Reason #2
Example
End of
Prohibition
Example
Reason #3