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By: Kyle C, Gabriella M, and Mike M
 * __[[image:pr079-temperance.jpg align="right" caption="www.historicwoolenmills.org"]]The 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution__**

__About Amendment 18:__ The 18th Amendement doesnt let any American citizen sell, make, or tranport alcoholic beverages in the United States.

__Essential Question:__


 * How did the issues which prompted the creation of Amendment 18 compare with the issues they are applied to today?**

Amendment 18 was created because there was too much drinking happening in the U.S. They thought that this amendment would take away the sins performed by drinking alcohol.


 * When was this amendment approved of?**

Congress voted the 18th amendment's approval in October of 1919, but this actually became a law in January of 1920.


 * What was the reason th government approved amendment 18?**

The government approved amendment 18 because people were drinking too much alcohol. This raised the incidence of poverty, crime, and violence. It was also a major health issue.


 * How long did it take for this amendment to be repealed?**

In 1933, the 18th amendment was replaced with amendment 21. It was the first amendment to be repealed.


 * How long did this amendment last until it was repealed?**

The 18th amendment was ratified on January 16th, 1919 and repealed by the 21st amendment in 1933.


 * What punishments would you suffer if you disobeyed this amendment?**

This answer is unknown.


 * Does anyone today want to bring this amendment back?**

This is a personal opinion to all citizens.

When this amendment was created, there was an increase in organized crimes in the U.S. in response for the public demand for illegal alcohol.
 * When this** amendment **was created, what did americans do?**


 * How would the U.S. change if this amendment was still here today?**

The U.S. would change if amendment 18 was still here today because people would probably react much worse than they did when the 18th amendment was first passed because now people are getting more used to purchasing and consuming imported alcohol. It would be a big disagreement if the 18th amendment was still here today.

__Current Events

By: Kyle C.__

This article is about president Bush talking about the bad things of amendment 18. He said that prohibiting alcohol like they did in the 18th amendment only made things worse. Amendment 18 caused people to only want illegal alcohol more and caused crimes and illegal acts to be increased in the U.S. Now Bush does not want to use this tactic to work out modern plans mbecause it only makes things worse.

__ http:www.find.galegroup.com __

__ By:Gabriella M. __ This article is about how even though alcoholic beverages were illegal, people started secretly drinking. From 1920 till 1933 (when Congress repealed the 18th amendment with the 21st amendment), alcohol was sold to illegal bars, called speakeasies, by bootleggers. Bootleggers were people who smuggled alcohol from other countries into their boots and other clothes.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EPF/is_11_100/ai_67327161/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1 __By: Mike M__ This article is about what the amendment states. It also has a brief summary o how long it lasted and how people acted. Also it states about what Congress did. http://www.albany.edu/~wm731882/18th_amendment_final.html

__Interesting websites on the 18th Amendment: http://www.albany.edu/~wm731882/18th_amendment_final.html http://www.classbrain.com/artteenst/publish/18th_amendment.shtml