01. The 1920s in the U.S.
Watch the following videos and read the following texts and be ready to report them to the class, with the help of the vocabulary provided.
1920s Inventions - Age of consumerism - Rising of middle class
During the roaring 1920s, inventions like home refrigeration and penicilin sent America into the modern age.
Bet You didn't Know: Prohibition (3:00)
Did you know it wasn't illegal to drink during Prohibition? Get the whole story behind the "noble experiment."
How prohibition created the Mafia
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Carrie Nation
temperance
outlet
scorned
Volstead Act
18th Amendment
loophole
bribe
21st Amendment
loan sharking
Prohibition
Glossary of terms and definition