John a leach new york city agents 1920

1920's and prohibition

By pdecock61
  • The first attempt

    The first attempt

    The first attempt at prohibiting alcohol consuption
  • The 18th amendent

    The 18th amendent

    Congress apporves the 18th amendment,to prevent the manufactor,transportaion,and sale of alcohol.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    The nineteenth amendment to constitution giving women the right to vote.
  • Emergency Quota Act

    Emergency Quota Act

    The Emergency Quota Act is passed to restrict immigration from Southern to Eastern Europe
  • The Wright Act

    The Wright Act

    Califonia passed the Wright Act,allowing local law enforcement for the Volstead act
  • Sobriety Check points

    Sobriety Check points

    To prevent smuggling,Torrance police set up an early version of sobriety check points
  • Smuggling

    Smuggling

    Los Angels examinor estimated that $50 million dollars worth of liquor has been smuggled into California from Canada
  • The Prohabition Unit

    The Prohabition Unit

    The Prohabition unit becomes an independent entity within the department of the treasury,changing it's name to the Bureau of prohibition
  • Penicillin

    Penicillin

    Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
  • The Wall Street Crash

    The Wall Street Crash

    The Wall Street Crash started the period of the Great Depression
  • The end

    The end

    The prohabition comes to end!