Creator: OSU Department of History | visit site
Grade Range: 8 - 11
From the Ohio State University history department, this site includes resources related to the prohibition and temperance movement in the US. There is a good, straightforward summary of prohibition including hyperlinks, information about the Women’s crusade against alcohol and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, and contemporary opinion pieces about prohibition. Of particular use is a series of political cartoons from the period which illustrate contemporary political viewpoints. There is a brief audio clip of prohibition era music (ragtime).
In the Classroom
This site is best used as a supplementary set of resources for further exploration. Teachers might use some of the contemporary illustrations or narratives to expand understanding, or students working on an independent project might find the resources helpful. You could use TrackStar, <a href="/single.cfm?id=13794">reviewed here</a>, to design a brief web scavenger hunt within the site to engage students and introduce the topic in a new way.
At Home
Share this site with your son or daughter when they study the prohibition era in their American history class.
Tags
drugs and alcohol, 1930s, 1920s,