1920s and Prohibition

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  • Enacted Prohibition

    13 states have enacted prohibition legislation

  • Prohibition Enforcement

    The Volstead Act passes the US Congress and establishes the enforcement of prohibition

  • Elliot Ness

    Elliot Ness begins in earnest to tackle violators of prohibition and Al Capone's gang in Chicago.

  • The Great Depression

    This is when the Great Depression began

  • Valentines Day Massacre

    Al Capone has seven Bugs Morans men killed in Chicago

  • Stock Market Crashed

  • Herbert Hoover Speech

    On August 11th, Herbert Hoover gave an acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination for president in which he discussed the ills of prohibition and the need for its end

  • Alcohol

    On March 23rd, Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Cullen-Harrison Act which legalizes the manufacture and sale of certain alcohol.

  • The 21st Amendment

    The 21st Amendment repealing Prohibition is ratified

  • The Great Depression

    This is when The Great Depression ended