THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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isolationism
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fundamentalism
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prohibition
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nativism
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shortly after the amendment was ratified, Congress passed the Volstead Act to provide for the federal enforcement of Prohibition. The Volstead Act declared that liquor, wine and beer qualified as intoxicating liquors and were therefore prohibited.
Detailed explanation-3: -18th Amendment-Prohibition of Liquor | Constitution Center.
Detailed explanation-4: -Conceived by Wayne Wheeler, the leader of the Anti-Saloon League, the Eighteenth Amendment passed in both chambers of the U.S. Congress in December 1917 and was ratified by the requisite three-fourths of the states in January 1919.
Detailed explanation-5: -Prohibition was enacted to protect individuals and families from the “scourge of drunkenness.” However, it had unintended consequences including: a rise in organized crime associated with the illegal production and sale of alcohol, an increase in smuggling, and a decline in tax revenue.