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 The US ban on importation and sale lasted from January 16, 1920 until December 5, 1933 when it was repealed by the 21st Amendment.
The Prohibition Act ended April 7th, 1933.
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In the 1920s, a bootlegger produce alcoholic beverages and supply them to speakeasies because of Prohibition.
The major political idea tested during the 1920s was that of National Prohibition.
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Al Capone was a notorious gangster in Chicago during the 1920s and 1930s. He was involved in various criminal activities, including bootlegging, gambling, and murder, and was eventually arrested and convicted on charges of tax evasion. He was one of the most infamous figures of the Prohibition era.
National Prohibition in the US began in 1920 but support for it declined throughout the 1920s.
what is one result of prohibition during the 1920s?
Prohibition. Regular bars couldn't sell liquor anymore, so people went to the "underground" speakeasies that sold liquor illegally.
All US states were affected by National Prohibition.
By increasing crime, Prohibition led to violence.
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The Prohibition Act ended April 7th, 1933.
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