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Temperance Movement
The Women's Christan Temperance Union and the Anti Saloon league were just a couple of groups that have worked to ban alcohol. -
Prohibiting
The 18th amendment, prohibiting the manufacturing, sales, or transportation of intoxicating liquor of beverages. -
18th Amendment
18th Amendment was added to the constitution outlawing liquor -
Volstead act
The Volstead Act enforced prohibition. It created a special unit so if they saw stills they destroyed them. -
Prohibition
Prohibition failing fully to enforce sobriety and costing billions, rapidly lost support. -
Blaine Act
This act is where the congress started the process to repeal the 18th amendment. -
21st Amendment Ratified
The government failed to enforce prohibition and was costing millions of dollars. After losing its support, the 21st was ratified. -
Job Opportunities
The end of prohibition led to the creation over half of million jobs -
Dry States
Even though we it was now legal, many states outlawed alcohol. Mississippi was the last dry state. They ended prohibition in 1966. -
Kansas
Kansas didn't allow bars until 1987