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Follow the amendments and events behind the beginning and end of national Prohibition in the United States.
Written by a person using cited catalog records.
As you scroll, the diagram highlights the entries and connections discussed in each section.
National Prohibition ran from 1920 to 1933. This story follows the constitutional amendments and legislation recorded in the catalog. [1]
The Eighteenth Amendment established the constitutional basis for Prohibition. The catalog connects it to the wider period and to the events surrounding its adoption and repeal. [1]
The amendment was ratified in January 1919. Its prohibition took effect one year later, in 1920. Keeping the amendment and its ratification as separate entries helps distinguish those dates. [1]
Congress enacted the National Prohibition Act, also known as the Volstead Act, in 1919 to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment. The catalog records the law and its enactment separately. [2]
In December 1933, ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment brought a new amendment into effect and repealed the Eighteenth. The connection map shows these as two different effects of the same event. [1]
Open the entries below to explore the dates, documents, and recorded connections. The Sources section links the story back to its references.