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Visit the History channel, section The Roaring Twenties.
Watch the videos and be ready to report them to the class, with the help of the voacbulary provided.
1920s Inventions (1:34)
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VII. The Prohibition Era
America Goes Dry with Prohibition (2:35)
From 1919 to 1933, the manufacture and sale of alcohol is banned in the United States.
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1919-1933 alcohol banned in the US
18th amendment (1919)
temperance (union): abstinence from alcohol
Carrie Nation
21st amendment (1933)
Rising of organized crime
Al Capone (1899-1947): better-known gangster
The Many Moods of Al Capone (2:00)
There's more than meets the eye to Al Capone, the Prohibition-era leader of organized crime in Chicago.
There's more than meets the eye to = something that you say when you think that something or someone is less simple than they seem to be at first
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an underdog
Coroner's Report: Al Capone (2:38)
Al Capone survived assassination attempts, brutal gang wars and an attack by a fellow inmate at Alcatraz. How did unprotected sex finally take down one of history's most notorious gangsters?
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a pimp
to munch
corkscrews
demented
The popular Green Mill Lounge sat above an elaborate maze of tunnels utilized by Al Capone for quick escapes and the transportation of patrons, criminals and booze.
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hangout
maze
patrons
booze
mob
speakeasies
brothels
hotspots
underworld
get busted
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liquor
era
temperance
tax revenue
law-abiding
to repeal (an amendment)
Now recap.
1. 1920s Inventions (1:34)
6. Coroner's Report: Al Capone (2:38)
5. The Many Moods of Al Capone (2:00)
2. America Goes Dry with Prohibition (2:35)
4. Al Capone’s Hangout (2:30)
3. Bet You Didn’t Know: Prohibition (3:00)
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