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The numbered amendments usually refer to the changes (additions) made to the Constitution of the United States of America. The 18th Amendment is therefore the 18th change to this constitution - I believe this one banned alcohol the "prohibition amendment" (it was later repealed - (reversed)).
18th Amendment
It was a formal amendment to the US Constituteion.
The 18th amendment established Prohibition of alcohol in the US.
No. It created National Prohibition in the US.
Yes. The Twenty-first Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment (often called the Prohibition Amendment) in 1933.The National Prohibition Act (or Volstead Act) of 1919 provided for enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment, but was not part of the Amendment itself.
By the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution.
The 21st Amendment to the the US constitution repealed the 18th Amendment (which was Prohibition).
The Prohibition of Alcohol
The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution.
the 18th ammendment/prohibition
It could be argued that prohibition violated the freedom of religion guaranteed by the First Amendment. However, according to multiple state supreme court decisions going back to 1855, prohibition laws were a violation of the US Constitution. This is why The 18th Amendment needed to be written to enact prohibition.