A late 19th-century organization devoted to social reform, which played a prominent role in the earlier years leading up to Prohibition was the Women's Christian _____ Union.
Some reformers chose demonstrative actions to deliver their message -- notably Carrie Nation who smashed fixtures and bottles in taverns using a _____.
The strong lobbying efforts of another powerful group, the Anti-_____ League, contributed greatly to the establishment of Prohibition.
Prior to prohibition the two largest sources of federal government revenue were _____ and alcohol taxes.
In 1913, the 16th Amendment, and the creation of a federal _____ tax, helped pave the way for Prohibition as the US Government no longer needed to rely heavily on taxes on alcohol.
When the US entered WWI, since most _____ were of German descent, propaganda equated drinking with being anti-American.
Prohibition went into effect in the year _____.
Prohibition was the _____ Amendment to the Constitution.
The text of the Amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale and _____ of intoxicating beverages.
The act of congress that established prohibition was named for US Representative Andrew _____ of Minnesota.
W.C. Fields quote: 'Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and _____.'
Exceptions to Prohibition included _____ and medical use.
Beverages with less than .5% alcohol by volume remained legal and were nicknamed '_____ beer'.
People who supplied alcohol illegally were nicknamed _____ in reference to how it was often smuggled.
Establishments that sold illegal alcohol were called _____.
Alphonse Capone established an illegal alcohol empire in the city of _____.
Will Rogers quote: 'Better Prohibition than no _____ at all.'
In a nationwide competition in 1924, the Boston Herald newspaper selected _____ as the best term specifically to describe people who drank alcohol that had been illegally sold.
The _____ Amendment to the Constitution repealed Prohibition.
Prohibition came to an end in the year _____.
After repeal those who had favored Prohibition called it 'The _____ Experiment.
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