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What events led to the US Prohibition movement of the 1920s?

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The ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution–which banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors–ushered in a period in American history known as Prohibition. read more

In addition to many Americans over consuming alcohol, there was also a lot of nativist sentiment at the time, due to the influx of immigrants in the early 1900's. read more

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