Good morning/Afternoon ► 2/7/11 ► Warm-up ► Can music help change society? If s.

Good morning/AfternoonGood morning/Afternoon

►2/7/112/7/11►Warm-upWarm-up►Can music help change society? If sCan music help change society? If s

ProhibitionProhibition

►Alcohol was illegal in the US (1919-Alcohol was illegal in the US (1919-1932)1932)

►1818thth Amendment (Volstead Act) Amendment (Volstead Act) made it illegal to manufacture, possess, made it illegal to manufacture, possess, sell, distribute, or consume alcoholsell, distribute, or consume alcohol

►Attitudes- 1916 2/3’s of US states were Attitudes- 1916 2/3’s of US states were “dry”“dry”

►Christian Fundamentalists (anti-drinking) Christian Fundamentalists (anti-drinking) protect people from sinprotect people from sin

►Urbanites and Ethnic Minorities (pro-Urbanites and Ethnic Minorities (pro-drinking) Irish (whisky), Germans drinking) Irish (whisky), Germans (beer), Italians (wine)(beer), Italians (wine)

►*no sin in drinking (part of life)*no sin in drinking (part of life)►*Confused- “land of the free,” but no *Confused- “land of the free,” but no

drinking?drinking?►Public Drinking- Bars closedPublic Drinking- Bars closed►Speakeasy-illegal barSpeakeasy-illegal bar

►Attraction- breaking the law a thrillAttraction- breaking the law a thrill►*50% of Americans did not drink during *50% of Americans did not drink during

prohibition (but many who never drank prohibition (but many who never drank before started once it became illegal)before started once it became illegal)

►Enforcement- Only 5% of illegal alcohol Enforcement- Only 5% of illegal alcohol caughtcaught

►Problems- 3,000 agentsProblems- 3,000 agents►1) Coastline- 10,000 miles1) Coastline- 10,000 miles►2) Borders- Canada & Mexico (alcohol 2) Borders- Canada & Mexico (alcohol

legal) legal)

►3) 3) Rum RunnersRum Runners- guys with fast cars who - guys with fast cars who smuggled alcohol from Canada or Mexicosmuggled alcohol from Canada or Mexico

►4) 4) WomenWomen- started going to speakeasy's - started going to speakeasy's (thrill in breaking a harmless law)(thrill in breaking a harmless law)

►5) 5) DistillingDistilling- people made their own - people made their own alcohol (bathtub gin)alcohol (bathtub gin)

►6) 6) Casual AttitudeCasual Attitude- No one saw drinking - No one saw drinking as a “real” crimeas a “real” crime

Jazz: Gumbo (Beginnings 1917) Jazz: Gumbo (Beginnings 1917) Ken BurnsKen Burns

►Describe the creation of Jazz in Describe the creation of Jazz in America. Where did it originate? How America. Where did it originate? How did it help to change America? How did did it help to change America? How did the Blues influence Jazz?the Blues influence Jazz?

► Include quotes from the filmInclude quotes from the film►Half Page response due Tuesday.Half Page response due Tuesday.