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Pupils explore the difference between temperance and prohibition. After reading a story, students explore the difference between a vigilante action and a protest. They explore social and political factors that may cause social movements. Pupils discuss prohibition.

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prohibition, progressivism

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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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