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temporance movements
begin advocation from alcohol -
first prhibition law is passed
the first prhibition law is passes in 1847, but one was passed just beforein the oregon territory. -
13 states accept the prohibition act
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anti saloon league
a league in which made propoganda against saloons -
18th amendment ratified
the probition of alcohol -
rise of bootleggers
The rise of bootleggers such as Al Capone in Chicago highlight the darker side of prohibition. -
Hoover agianst the prohibition
President Hoover wrote a speech saying if that there needs to be an end to the prohibition -
Cullen-Harrison Act
President Hoover passes this act to legalize manufacturing and distributing certain alcohol. -
21st amendment is repealed
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AA meeting
AA was founded by Bill Wilson. After prohibition, alcoholism was considered a moral failure, and most treatments of the time were inadequate.