Name __________________________________Period ____________Date _____________ Prohibition and The Simpsons: Homer vs. The 18thAmendment SIMPSONS: 1920’s: How…Did the law go away? Homer vs. The 18th Amendment PROHIBITION SIMPSONS: 1920’s: WHO… Campaigned against alcohol? SIMPSONS: 1920’s: What… Made people want to ban alcohol SIMPSONS:
1920’s: Why… Do people ignore the law? SIMPSONS: 1920’s: WHO… Was in charge of enforcing prohibition? SIMPSONS: 1920’s:WHO… Provided the alcohol? SIMPSONS: 1920’s: What…Was Prohibition’s effect on crime? SIMPSONS: 1920’s: Where… Did people go to drink?
SIMPSONS: 1920’s: How did the law go away? The law was repealed with the 21st Amendment in 1933.
Homer vs. The 18th Amendment
PROHIBITION
SIMPSONS: 1920’s: WHO campaigned against alcohol? Women's Christian Temperance Union and Anti-Saloon League
SIMPSONS: 1920’s: What made people want to ban alcohol? Belief in the negative effects of alcohol on society
SIMPSONS: 1920’s: Why do people ignore the law? People continued to drink due to societal norms and easy access to alcohol
SIMPSONS: 1920’s: WHO was in charge of enforcing prohibition? Bureau of Prohibition
SIMPSONS: 1920’s: WHO provided the alcohol? Bootleggers and speakeasies
SIMPSONS: 1920’s: What was Prohibition’s effect on crime? Prohibition led to an increase in organized crime and illegal alcohol trafficking
SIMPSONS: 1920’s: Where did people go to drink? Speakeasies and underground clubs