THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S
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Question
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What did the Eighteenth Amendment state?
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The manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol was outlawed.
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The advertisement of alcohol was outlawed.
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The minimum age to buy alcohol was raised to 21.
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States were able to regulate the sale of alcohol.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Prohibition Era began in 1920 when the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors, went into effect with the passage of the Volstead Act. Despite the new legislation, Prohibition was difficult to enforce.
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: -18th Amendment-Prohibition of Liquor | Constitution Center.
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