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18th Amendment Was Ratified
The 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was ratified on 1/29/1919 which banned the manufacture,transportation, and sale of liquor.(Prohibition,2012) -
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Prohibition
Prohibition a period of approximately 13 years of U.S. history in which the manufacture,sale, and transportation of liquor was made illegal.(Prohibitioin,2012) -
National Prohibition Act
In October 1920 Congress passed the National Prohibition Act , which provided guidelines for the federal enforcement of Prohibition. (Prohibition,2012) -
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Great Depression
Rough time span of the Great Depression ignited by the crash of the stock market on wall street in October 1929.(The Great Depression,2012) -
Repeal Day
On December 5th, 1933, The 21st Amendment was ratfied, repealing Prohibition and restoring the American right to a celebratory drink. While the amendment still allowed for state and local levels of Prohibition, by 1966 there were no state laws banning alcohol.(Morgenthaler,2006) -
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Drinking Ages Determined by Individual States
From the end of Prohibition until 1984 drinking ages were determined by the states. Many of the states had the age at 21 while several others had the age to 18 for the purchase of beer. (Koroknay-Palicz,2000) -
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Vietnam War
Many States had changed the legal drinking age from 21 to age 18 from 1970-1975. It was argued that if people were required to fight and die in a foreign war then they should be allowed the privilege of drinking alcohol. (KoroknayPalicz,2000) -
MADD
Mothers Against Drunk Driving founded by Candy Lightner a mother who lost her daughter to a drunk dirver. MADD is an organization dedicated to curbing alcohol related traffice deaths.MADD and other orginizations were involved in extensive lobbying that lead to President Reagan signing the National Minimum Drinking Age Act.
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Presidential Commission Against Drunk Driving (PCDD)
President Reagan established the Prsdiential Commission Against Drunk Driving. This Commission established 39 recommendations to curb what was perceived to be a drunken driving epidemic. All 39 recommendations were intended to help make a plan to reduce the number of alcohol related deaths on nation's highways. (Choose Responsibilty,2007) -
National Minimum Drinking Age Act
President Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, effectively creating a national minimum drinking age of 21. This required all states to raise their minimum purchase and public possession of alcohol age to 21. States that didn't comply faced reduction in highway funds under Federal Highway Aid Act. The U.S. Department of Transportation has
determined that alla states are in compliance with this act .
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