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Prohibition
Prohibition was a time period in the United States when alcohol was illegal -
Anti-Saloon League
The Anti-Saloon league was founded in 1893 in Oberlin, Ohio. It became nation wide in 1895 it was a big vocal point for the passing of the 18th Amendment. In 1950 the groups name was changed to the National Temperance League. It 1964 it changed its name again to the American Council on Alcohol Problems. -
Volstead Act
The United States passes the Volstead Act which helped set up the passage of the 18th Amendment. -
The Wartime Prohibition Act
The Wartime Prohibition Act is passed to help save grain for the war during World War I. -
Prohibition begins
The United States is voted dry by passing the 18th Amendment. -
Bootleggers during the 1920's
Bootleggers were people who made, sold, or transported alcoholic beverages for sale illegally -
Eliot Ness during 1929
Ness began in earnet to take down violators of prohibition, including Al Capone's gang in Chicago. -
Al Capone is arrested
Notorious gangster Al Capone is arrested. Al Capone was a bootlegger during prohibition. He was also known for the St. Valentine's Day Massacre -
Herbet Hoover
Hoover accepts the Republican nomination to run for President. Hoover gave a speech about the ills of prohibition and the need for it to end. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt signs the Cullen-Harrison Act which legalizes the manufacturing and selling of certain alcohol. -
Prohibition ends
Prohibition is over turned after being passed almost fourteen years prior by passing the 21st Amendment.
