Skip to main content
SHEG

User account menu

  • Register
  • Log in

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Reading Like a Historian History Lessons
  • Beyond the Bubble History Assessments
  • Civic Online Reasoning Curriculum

Secondary navigation

  • About
    • History of SHEG
    • People
    • Updates
    • In the News
    • Professional Development
    • Testimonials
    • Links
  • Events
  • Projects
  • Publications

Register today!

Our lessons and assessments are available for free download once you've created an account.
Create an Account

Breadcrumb

  1. History Lessons
  2. U.S. History
  3. World War I and the 1920s
  4. Prohibition
Topic: U.S. History
Time Period: World War I and the 1920s
Category: Lesson Plan

Prohibition

Ratified in 1919, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution banned “intoxicating liquors.” The manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages was outlawed nationwide from 1920 to 1933 – a period known as Prohibition. How did advocates of prohibition convince voters to enshrine a ban on alcohol in the Constitution? In this lesson, students will examine sources from the time to answer the question: What were arguments for prohibition?

[All files updated 4/5/18.]

Image: 1926 photo of a woman showing the garter flask fad during Prohibition. From the Library of Congress.

Image: 1926 photo of a woman showing the garter flask fad during Prohibition. From the Library of Congress.

Download Materials

Download Teacher Materials Register or Log in to download
Download Student Materials in English Register or Log in to download
Download Student Materials in Spanish Register or Log in to download
Download Original Documents Register or Log in to download
Download PowerPoint Register or Log in to download
Home

Support us

We’re committed to providing educators accessible, high-quality teaching tools. That’s why all our lessons and assessments are free. Please consider donating to SHEG to support our creation of new materials. All gifts are made through Stanford University and are tax-deductible.

Contact usSupport us

© Stanford University     |     485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305     |    Privacy Policy

facebooktwitteryoutube