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Ohio State University

Osu: Temperance and Prohibition: American Prohibition in the 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary sources supporting and disputing the efficacy of Prohibition and the enforcement of the Volstead Act.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Prohibition

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1920, the United States banned the sale and import of alcoholic beverages.
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Progressive Movement 1890 1920: Progressivism at the Grassroots Level

For Students 11th - 12th
Read about some of the grassroots movements at the heart of Progressivism, and the changes they were pushing for and what they accomplished. Discusses labor issues, including the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Also discusses...
PPT
Virginia History Series

Virginia History Series: Virginia State History 20th Century (1900 1920) [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Delve into Virginia's pivotal role in America's early 20th century through this slideshow. Students can visualize WWI, Virginia's naval bases, and other events such as the suffrage movement and prohibition in Virginia. The slideshow...
Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service

For Students 9th - 10th
Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...
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History of the Roaring Twenties

For Students 9th - 10th
Step back in time to the 1920s and explore the history that made this era the 'Roaring Twenties'.

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