The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the production and sale of ____ in the United States. This period in American history is known as ____. The 18th Amendment was enforced through the ____. Despite the new legislation, Prohibition was difficult to enforce. For example, the act did not ban personal consumption which resulted in the ____ stocking up their personal supply. Meanwhile, a lucrative ____ was established to produce, ____, and sell illicit liquor. Illegal bars, known as ____, began to pop up around the country. ____ liquor, was also problematic which led to ____. As a result prohibition was a failure and led to ____. Prior to World War One, the Gibson girl was the trend she wore her long hair loosely on top of her head, her ____, and her collar high . WWI resulted in women becoming ____. In August 1920, women’s independence took another step forward with the passage of the ____, giving women the right to vote. And in the early 1920s, Margaret Sanger believed that the ability to control ____ was crucial to ending the cycle of ____. Sanger made strides in providing women with information on ____. These changes and freedoms for women increased into the 1920s and were symbolized by the ____. Flappers of the 1920s were young women known for ____. They embraced a lifestyle viewed by many at the time as ____. The Model T allowed women to ____. Prohibition also gave rise speakeasies and women were able to socialize with ____ for the first time outside of church. Now considered the first generation of independent American women, flappers pushed barriers in economic, political, and social freedom for women. First in New York City and Harlem, then in Los Angeles and San Francisco, ____ drew crowds of ____ audiences. Drag shows are performances that feature actors performing in a manner that is traditionally considered characteristic of the ____. This form of entertainment gained popularity and could be found in ____ that were popping up all over the country due to prohibition. The popularity of drag shows and the blossoming of LGBT nightlife during this era was known as the ____.

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