Introduction of Prohibition

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What value was it thought would be promoted by the introduction of Prohibition?
Morality
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Which Amendment was passed in 1917 banning the manufacture of intoxicating alcohol?
Eighteeth
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How many states had already passed Prohibition laws by 1917?
Twenty seven
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What was the name of the Act which brought Prohibition into force?
Volstead Act
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How many days did it take for Prohibition laws to pass through Congress?
Three
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Female pressure group campaigning for Prohibition
Women's Temperance Union
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Pressure group campaigning for Prohibition
Anti-Saloon League
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Year (in letters) that Prohibition was repealed
Nineteen thirty three
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Year (in letters) that Prohibition came into force
Nineteen twenty
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Which Amendment was passed in 1917 banning the manufacture of intoxicating alcohol?

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Eighteeth

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