Prohibition and WW1: video worksheets, differentiated.

This thorough documentary concentrates on prohibition in the US, but also looks at Britain, France, and the USSR at similar times, drawing links between prohibition and WW1. The film covers: the post-war social situation, alcohol a threat to Progress; The Temperance Movement, Women’s roles, WCTU – although unable to vote. Alcohol seen as unpatriotic, especially German beers; Women’s Suffrage; the Wartime Prohibition Act; British, French, and Soviet-promoted temperance. The Volstead Act; Clarence Darrow’s criticism. Organized crime and prohibition. Volstead Act flouted, speakeasys. Al Capone. The rise of plea-bargaining. Prohibition overturned by FDR.

Find the film by searching YouTube’s The Great War channel for “The United States Goes Dry - Alcohol Prohibition I THE GREAT WAR”.

16 questions for the 15-min film. Differentiated! Both versions look very similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Excellent subtitles, typed in by a sober human, not auto-generated drunken nonsense. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files. Link to film on all sheets.