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Alcoholic Beverages. Specifically, beer, wine and hard spirits. The Volstead Act and the 18th Amendment were enacted in 1919, and took effect the following year. The US ban on importation and sale lasted from January 16, 1920 until December 5, 1933 when it was repealed by the 21st Amendment.
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Who was the movie comedian of the 1920s and 1930s?
chaplin
What year did prohibition end?
The Prohibition Act ended April 7th, 1933.
Why did Canada and the US become closer in the 1920s?
prohibition
How does bootlegger relate the 1920s?
In the 1920s, a bootlegger produce alcoholic beverages and supply them to speakeasies because of Prohibition.
What were the main political ideas of the 1920s?
The major political idea tested during the 1920s was that of National Prohibition.
What was music like in the 1920's?
they were just like they were today except they were much much less fat
Prohibition in the 1920s?
1923
Did Prohibition increase or decrease in the 1920s?
National Prohibition in the US began in 1920 but support for it declined throughout the 1920s.
What is the result of the prohibition of 1920?
what is one result of prohibition during the 1920s?
Who passed the law for prohibition in the 1920s?
The law for prohibition in the 1920s was passed under the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which went into effect in 1920. This amendment banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States.
What was the primary reason speakeasies thrived during the 1920s and 1930s?
Prohibition. Regular bars couldn't sell liquor anymore, so people went to the "underground" speakeasies that sold liquor illegally.
How did prohibition make people violent in the 1920s?
By increasing crime, Prohibition led to violence.
Which states were not affected by prohibition in the 1920s?
All US states were affected by National Prohibition.
How did technology assist the dictators of the 1920s and 1930s?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930s
Who was the movie comedian of the 1920s and 1930s?
chaplin
What year did prohibition end?
The Prohibition Act ended April 7th, 1933.
Why did Canada and the US become closer in the 1920s?
prohibition
