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GCSE History · key term
The US law passed in October 1919 that defined the alcoholic drinks covered by prohibition and provided the mechanism for enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment.
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Paper 1
Revise: Social Change: Women and ProhibitionThe Volstead Act, passed in October 1919 over a presidential veto, defined the alcoholic drinks covered by prohibition and provided the mechanism for enforcing the amendment. National prohibition began in 1920.
Keep the legislation distinct: the Eighteenth Amendment established prohibition, the Volstead Act provided its enforcement mechanism, and the Twenty-first Amendment repealed it.
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