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  1. Prohibition in the United States - Wikipedia

    Prohibition ended with the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment, which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment on December 5, 1933. Led by Pietistic Protestants, prohibitionists first …

  2. Prohibition | Definition, History, Eighteenth Amendment,

    Oct 2, 2025 · Prohibition was legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933 under the Eighteenth Amendment. …

  3. Prohibition: Years, Amendment and Definition - HISTORY

    Oct 29, 2009 · 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, …

  4. Prohibition: A Case Study of Progressive Reform

    The prohibition movement achieved initial successes at the local and state levels. It was most successful in rural southern and western states, and less successful in more urban states. By …

  5. Prohibition Era in the United States - World History Edu

    Jul 13, 2024 · Prohibition (1920-1933) banned alcohol, spurred organized crime and speakeasies, and ended with the 21st Amendment's repeal.

  6. Roots of Prohibition | Prohibition | Ken Burns | PBS

    The story of the rise, rule, and fall of prohibition and the entire era it encompassed. Learn more about the temperance movement and more on this page.

  7. Prohibition and Its Effects | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American …

    The Prohibition Amendment had profound consequences: it made brewing and distilling illegal, expanded state and federal government, inspired new forms of sociability between men and …

  8. The Prohibition Era in US History - Students of History

    A definition and summary of the Prohibition Era in US History, including the years it took place, speakeasies, bootleggers, and more.

  9. Why Prohibition? | Prohibition

    Prohibition in the United States was a measure designed to reduce drinking by eliminating the businesses that manufactured, distributed, and sold alcoholic beverages.

  10. Prohibition Facts: A Guide to the US Prohibition Era - HistoryExtra

    Jan 3, 2020 · Learn all about the prohibition era with this guide to the causes, crime and considerable impact on American society from the policy that began in 1920 and spanned 13 …