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10 matches to Prohibition
Anti-Saloon League. 1893 US Temperance organization. Prohibition.
Bootlegging. 1920-33. Illegal trafficking in alcohol during Prohibition.
Constitution, US. 1787. Effective 1789. Defines government, liberties, basic laws. Amendments I-X 1791 Bill of Rights. XIII 1865 Abolishes slavery. XVIII 1919 Prohibition. XIX 1920 Women suffrage. XXI 1933 Repeals Prohibition. XXVI 1971 Voting age 18.
Drugs, War on. 1971-. US prohibition and criminalization of recreational drug use. World’s highest incarceration rate.
Phillips, Wendell. 1811-84. US abolitionist, women’s suffrage, prohibition crusader.
Prohibition. 1920-33. US 18th Amendment. Alcoholic drinks illegal. Repealed by 21st. Temperance Movement.
Prohibition Party. 1869-. US political party promoting Prohibition.
Temperance Movement. 1808 Begun in NY by women and churches. 1874 WCTU. 1890 Carry Nation. 1893 Anti-Saloon League. Prohibition.
Volstead Act. 1919-33. Enforced US Prohibition.
Wilson, Woodrow. 1856-1924. US president 1913-21. Idealist. Advocated League of Nations. Prohibition. Women’s vote. Attempted to mediate WWI 1917.