https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50 en-us 2016-12-02 20:39:04 UTC 2017-05-17 05:22:23 UTC hello@padlet.com jrrusso https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141569150 2016-12-03 22:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141569150 jrrusso https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141569171 This website explains the origins of the 18th amendment and temperance movement in the 1920's. It also details the struggles that authorities faced when trying to enforce this law because of organized crime, such as Al Capone's mafia in Chicago. Finally, because of public unsatisfaction and the Great Depression, the 18th amendment was repealed in 1933.]]> 2016-12-03 22:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141569171 jrrusso https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141569435 2016-12-03 23:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141569435 jrrusso https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141569492 This website includes the original words of the 18th amendment, which was ratified by Congress in January of 1919. It also explains both positive and negative consequences of this amendment. For example, the number of alcohol related deaths and crimes decreased, but organized crime increased and the black market grew. The 18th amendment was repealed in 1933 by the 21st amendment.]]> 2016-12-03 23:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141569492 jrrusso https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141569717 2016-12-03 23:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141569717 jrrusso https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141569732 This website explains the movements that helped gain support for prohibition, including some that started as early as 1826. Also, it states that women were more supportive of prohibition than men, as men were the primary drinkers of alcohol. The 18th amendment had success in the first years after its passing, but because the law was hard to enforce, many people didn't follow it. Organized crime increased and the amendment was repealed in 1933.]]> 2016-12-03 23:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141569732 jrrusso https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141570019 2016-12-03 23:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141570019 jrrusso https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141570034 This website explains the parallels between prohibition and the legalization of marijuana in some states today. First of all, prohibition in the 1920's was very hard to enforce, as is illegal marijuana usage today. Secondly, prohibition ended partially because the economy needed the tax money from alcohol, and one reason citizens want marijuana legalization today is to collect tax money. ]]> 2016-12-03 23:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141570034 gaewilson https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141634934 2016-12-05 00:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141634934 gaewilson https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141873800 This document shows the meaning behind the supreme court's decision on national prohibition. After the fact was submitted, Congress deemed it necessary to be inducted into the Constitution. For the fact to become an amendment, two-thirds need to elect it in. Also, any referendums provisions by states cannot be applied for this amendment. As soon as all of this is passed, the fact becomes the 18th amendment and liquor trafficking is no longer legal. This document seems to define what was happening when this amendment finally came into effect. I think this document helps to break down to people who may be confused and or angry on the outcome of this fact becoming an amendment.]]> 2016-12-05 20:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141873800 jrrusso https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141875190 This newspaper was published in New York City in December of 1933, immediately following Congress's decision to end prohibition with the passing of the 21st amendment. The 21st amendment was passed nearly 15 years after the passing of the 18th amendment and Volstead Act, which implemented prohibition of alcohol in the United States. This newspaper article seems to celebrate the fact that prohibition has ended and advertises for a gathering at the Bourbon Theater on Sunday, December 5. This party will celebrate the repeal of the 18th amendment and will not charge an admission price. The article also explains that the party is only for those 21 years of age older, as that is the legal age for drinking established in the 21st amendment. I believe this document exemplifies the thoughts of the citizens of the United States regarding prohibition in this time period. The newspaper article shows that many people didn't like prohibition and were happy for it to end.]]> 2016-12-05 20:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141875190 gaewilson https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141877567 Libations- a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.
Quorum-- the number of members of a group or organization required to be present to transact business legally, usually a majority.
Referendum- the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body, head of state to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection.
Contention- a struggling together in opposition; strife.
Ratification- the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction. 

]]> 2016-12-05 20:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141877567 jrrusso https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141878473 This document was a poster used in the 1900s to convince the public to vote for prohibition. This poster the reasons behind the temperance movement. Many women wanted prohibition because they wanted to prevent their husbands from drinking too much, as drinking costed money and kept their husbands away from their family. The woman in the poster wanted to keep her son pure by making alcohol illegal. I think this poster shows a main reason behind the expansion of the temperance movement, which led to the ratification of the 18th amendment. Women were the driving force behind the 18th amendment, as many men were not in support of prohibition. This poster, along with many more, were used to convince the public to support prohibition.]]> 2016-12-05 20:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141878473 gaewilson https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141880387 Before World War I, women began to disagree with the amount of liquor being consumed.  Their husbands would come home drunk and sometimes abuse them and their children while also draining their money, leaving them poor.  In 1920 women submitted facts to Congress, begging for it to become an amendment. President Woodrow Wilson vetoed this act at first but then Congress passed the Volstead Act. This act provided enforcement for the 18th amendment. After gaining majority vote it became an amendment, banning alcohol from being  produced, imported, transportation and sold. With this law being passed, the crime rate was suppose to decrease but ended up doing the opposite. Even though this law was passed by government, the government did not have enough power to enforce it. Some states acted to be stricter than others because of the level of addiction being so high but nothing seemed to work. Eventually, gangs were beginning to secretly sell alcohol underground and illegally bring it over from Canada. Citizens of the United States were so addicted at this point that they law wasn't even worth keeping around. So in 1933 the twenty- first amendment was born, which repealed the 18th amendment.]]> 2016-12-05 20:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141880387 jrrusso https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141880440 The 18th amendment and Volstead Act dramatically changed the economy, society, and culture of America in the 1920's. First of all, prohibition affected the economy of the United States because prohibition of the sale of alcohol prevented taxes from being collected on alcohol, which decreased the federal government's revenue. Also, prohibition forced the closure of most saloons and bars, so thousands of citizens became unemployed. Overall, prohibition hurt the economy of the United States and although not the only cause, prohibition of alcohol did lead to the Great Depression, as the government was not collecting as much money as it needed to run. The passing of the 18th amendment also affected the society and culture of the 1920's. Because going to saloons and drinking was a large part of many citizens' leisure activity, the prohibition of alcohol severely impacted their lives. Prohibition directly led to an increase of organized crime, as a ban on the manufacture of alcohol was difficult to enforce. Mobs and mafias illegally manufactured, transported, and sold alcohol across the nation. The culture of the 1920's was affected by prohibition because unlike previous generations, men did not waste money or time on alcohol and were more available in home life. Also, the number of alcohol-related crimes and deaths decreased, one of the rare positive consequences of prohibition. Finally, although the economic consequences of prohibition lasted well into the 1930's, societal and cultural effects of prohibition did not continue to affect society much past the repealing of the law. Overall, prohibition affected the economy, society, and culture of the 1920's in dramatic ways, causing both positive and negative consequences. ]]> 2016-12-05 20:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/141880440 gaewilson https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/142170713 2016-12-06 22:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jrrusso/fuhqb06mpw50/wish/142170713