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18th Amendment Passed
Congress passed the 18th Amendment, which restricted the manufacture and sale of alcohol. -
18th Amendment Ratified
The 18th Amendment was ratified and 46 out of 48 (Hawaii and Alaska weren't states yet) states supported Prohibition. -
19th Amendment Passed
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote, which is important because women were influential or important in the temperance movement. -
Wartime Prohibition Act
The Wartime Prohibition Act, which restricts the sale of beverages containing more than 2.75% alcohol, takes effect. -
After Wartime Prohibition
Time of June "Thirsty-First." The very 1st day after wartime Prohibition. Lots of people missed drinking. -
Volstead Act
The Volstead Act, or National Prohibition Act, makes it illegal to manufacture beverages with more than a half-percent of alcohol and provides enforcement of the 18th Amendment. Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson’s veto against it. -
U.S. Goes Dry
The country’s fifth-largest industry shuts down because the U.S. goes dry of alcohol beverages. -
Great Depression Begins
The Great Depression started after the Wall Street Crash began. -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Becomes President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the president and campaigned to end Prohibition and other things. -
Prohibition Repealed
The 21st Amendment was ratified and it repealed Prohibition.