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Prohibition - banning the sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol for consumption - was mandated in the 18th amendment of the Constitution. The law was in effect from January 16, 1920 till December 5, 1933.

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January 16, 1920 at midnight

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What was passed to enforce prohibition?

the 18th amendment


Which amendment was passed by congress in 1919 that made prohibition law?

18th amendment.


What did the wctu accomplish?

They had the eighteenth amendment passed, which was the prohibition of alcohol. The prohibition was a ban of sale and consumption of alcohol.


Which of the amendments passed for progressive progressive reform was later repealed?

Prohibition of alcohol.


The twenty-second Amendment passed in 1933 replaced Prohibition true or false?

False, it repealed Prohibition in 1951


Which amendment passed for the progressive reform was later repealed?

The Prohibition of Alcohol


What is the only amendment to overrule a previous amendment?

The 21st amendment repealed, the 18th amendment (prohibition). It is said the the 18th amendment was passed while we were drunk, and the 21st was passed while we were sober.


What was the amendment was passed by Congress in 1917 that made prohibition law?

I have NO Idea! Sorry


When was prohibition passed?

Prohibition was passed on January 17, 1920, with the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. This amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States.


Who passed the law for prohibition in the 1920s?

The law for prohibition in the 1920s was passed under the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which went into effect in 1920. This amendment banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States.


Which amendment repealed another amendment?

The 21st amendment, which is the repeal of prohibition, repealed the 18th amendment which was about prohibition.


Why did amendment 21 repeal amendment18?

The 18th amendment banned alcohol and started prohibition. Instead of repealing 18th amenment, the 21st amendment was passed.