Law
This Constitutional Amendment banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
What is the 18th Amendment?
Prohibition led to a surge in illegal “hidden bars", known commonly as these
What are speakeasies?
This Constitutional Amendment that repealed the 18th Amendment.
What is the 21st Amendment?
The effect Prohibition had on people working at distilleries, breweries, and wineries.
What is unemployment?
The federal law passed to enforce the 18th amendment, by defining and outlining how alcohol prohibition would be carried out nationwide.
What is the Volstead act?
One of the unintended legal consequences of Prohibition: the explosion of this kind of crime involving the illicit manufacture and sale of liquor.
What is bootlegging?
On this exact date, Prohibition officially went into effect.
When was January 17, 1920?
While it temporarily lowered alcohol consumption and reduced some alcohol-related hospitalizations, Prohibition ultimately spurred a massive increase in this activity across many US cities.
What is violent crime (or organized-crime)?
The start of this worldwide economic event aided the decision to end Prohibition.
What was the Great Depression?
The economic and social failure of Prohibition helped spark a national movement leading to its repeal - highlighting how big societal experiments can have these outcomes.
What are unintended consequences?