1920s and Prohibition

  • Amendment on alcohol

    The Senate prohibits the sale/ consumption of alcohol
  • Wartime Prohibition Act

    This act bans alcohol that has a content exceeding 2.75%
  • 18th amendment ratified

    the 18th amendment is ratified by 36 states
  • Bootleggers arise

    Bootlegger were people who transported and sold alcohol legally
  • Woman Voting

    Woman are now allowed to vote when the 19th amendment is passed.
  • Al Capone

    Al enters the game of bootlegging and becomes one of the greatest bosses of the time.
  • The Great Depression begins

    Wall Street crashes and this is only the start of the great depression where people will be laid off from work and go hungry along with multiple droughts.
  • Cullen-Harrison Act

    President Roosevelt signs the Cullen- Harrison Act which legalizes productions and sale of some types of alcohol
  • Beer Revenue Act

    This act legalizes alcohol with content up to 3.2% alc/vol.
  • the 18th amendment is repealed

    President Roosevelt repeals the 18th amendment that is banning of selling and consuming alcohol.