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Loc: Today in History: October 28: Gilbert H. Grosvenor & Volstead Act HandoutLoc: Today in History: October 28: Gilbert H. Grosvenor & Volstead Act Handout
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Loc: Today in History: October 28: Gilbert H. Grosvenor & Volstead Act

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Find a treasure trove of links in the Library of Congress to music, speeches, photographs, and other information about Gilbert H. Grosvenor, the editor of National Geographic Magazine, and about temperance, prohibition, and the eventual passage of the Volstead Act.

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prohibition, temperance

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18th amendment, carry nation, eighteenth amendment, library of congress, national geographic society, wctu, women's christian temperance union, newspapers and magazines, volstead act
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Handouts & References
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For Administrator Use
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Lexile Measures
1410L

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