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  1. The Repeal of Prohibition - Prohibition: An Interactive …

    Learn how the Great Depression, organized crime and public opinion led to the end of Prohibition in 1933. Explore the history, politics and impact of the 18th Amendment and its repeal.

  2. Prohibition | Definition, History, Eighteenth Amendment, & Repeal ...

  3. 21st amendment is ratified; Prohibition ends - HISTORY

  4. Prohibition - Repeal, Speakeasies, Bootlegging | Britannica

  5. The Real History of Prohibition for Anniversary of Repeal | TIME

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    In 1933 state conventions ratified the Twenty-first Amendment, which repealed Prohibition. The Amendment was fully ratified on December 5, 1933. Federal laws enforcing Prohibition were then repealed. Following repeal some states continued prohibition within their own jurisdictions.
    Twenty-first Amendment, amendment (1933) to the Constitution of the United States that officially repealed federal prohibition, which had been enacted through the Eighteenth Amendment, adopted in 1919. The temperance movement was a strong force in U.S. politics in the early 20th century, enabling it to win passage of the Eighteenth Amendment.
    That decision gave the new addition enough support to be added to the Constitution, where — as the only Constitutional Amendment to repeal an earlier one — it repealed the 18th Amendment. Thus, after roughly 13 years of Prohibition, it wiped away the U.S. ban on “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.”
    FDR’s victory meant the end of Prohibition, and in February 1933 Congress adopted a resolution proposing a 21st Amendment to the Constitution that would repeal the 18th. The amendment was submitted to the states, and in December 1933 Utah provided the 36th and final necessary vote for ratification.
  7. Overview of Twenty-First Amendment, Repeal of Prohibition ...

  8. Twenty-first Amendment | Repeal, Prohibition, …

    Twenty-first Amendment, amendment (1933) to the Constitution of the United States that officially repealed federal prohibition, which had been enacted through the Eighteenth Amendment, adopted in 1919. The temperance …

  9. Prohibition: Years, Amendment and Definition | HISTORY

    Oct 29, 2009 · Learn about the origins, enforcement and repeal of Prohibition, the U.S. constitutional ban on alcohol from 1920 to 1933. Explore the history, images and facts of the Prohibition Era and its impact on American culture …

  10. Prohibition (article) | 1920s America | Khan Academy

    Repealing Prohibition: the Twenty-first Amendment. Women were just as active in the anti-prohibition campaign as they had been in the campaign to enact prohibition. The Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform led …