USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the Volstead Act?
A
A constitutional amendment that outlawed alcohol.
B
The law under which Al Capone was prosecuted.
C
A tax on illegal saloons.
D
The law that officiallyenforced Prohibition.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The National Prohibition Act, better known as the Volstead Act, defined an intoxicating beverage as anything that contained more than one half of one percent alcohol. By contrast, Canadian prohibition laws set the limit at 2.5 percent.

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