1920s & Prohibition

By morganspickler

  • First AA was created to prevent drunks in Baltimore.

  • First Prohibition!

    Maine became the first of several states to enforce prohibition

  • The Women's Crusade

    Eliza Thompson led women in 1873 to sing hymns against alcohol.

  • The Progressive Era

    Groups going against the prohibition, caused crime rates to spike.
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    Progressive Era

  • Anti-Saloon League

    Founded in 1893 by Reverend Howard Hyde Russell in Oberlin, Ohio.

  • Al Capone was born

  • Liquor was poured into the sewer drains of Topeka Kansas.

  • WWI Ended. Causing many more drunken outbursts.

  • The 18th Amendment is Passed

    This prohibited the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol nationwide.

  • The Circle

    Lawyer George Remus moves to Cincinnati to set up a drug company to gain legal access to bonded liquor.

  • Kentucky Stills

    Kentucky moonshiners, were arrested and their whiskey was poured into local streams.

  • Al Capone Takes Action

    In 1925, Capone replaced Torrio as the king.

  • Capone Becomes a Millionare