USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which constitutional amendment outlawed the manufacture and sale of Alcohol?
A
17
B
18
C
19
D
21
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Overview of Eighteenth Amendment, Prohibition of Alcohol | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress.

Detailed explanation-2: -Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Eighteenth Amendment was repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment on December 5, 1933-it is the only amendment to be repealed. The Eighteenth Amendment was the product of decades of efforts by the temperance movement, which held that a ban on the sale of alcohol would ameliorate poverty and other societal problems.

Detailed explanation-4: -18th Amendment-Prohibition of Liquor | Constitution Center.

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