Problems and Challenges: Prohibition

A big topic and one you are very likely to get an essay question on.

The BBC website has good revision practice on Prohibition.

Read up about Al Capone and the Chicago gangsters.

Read this great PowerPoint and practice analysing cartoons.

Go on youtube to see another student's video.

Memorise why Prohibition came into force by remembering ACRIME.

Practice essay: "Prohibition was a 'noble experiment' - do you agree?' (12 marks)

Go here to help you answer this question and to learn how DAMAGE ALE will help you to remember the main points. Hand the essay in to your teacher to be marked.

Remember to use key words like speakeasy, moonshine and bootlegging

Why not make a revision Powerpoint yourself about the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. How did it affect Prohibition?

After all that work, you could sit back and watch a film...