The 18th amendment, known as Prohibition, was enacted in the United States from 1920 to 1933. The temperance movement gained momentum in the late 19th century, with certain states and localities banning alcohol. Pro-Prohibition groups included Protestant churches, the WCTU, and the Anti-Saloon League. They used communication efforts like scolding customers and disrupting saloons. The amendment was ratified in 1919 and banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol nationwide. However, Prohibition faced opposition and was later repealed by the 21st amendment in 1933.

1. Birth of a Policy:Prohibition (the enactment of the 18th amendment) By: Katie Bryan

2. History* 1907 - 1948 in Prince Edward Island 1914 - 1925 in Russia and the Soviet Union 1915 - 1922 in Iceland 1916 - 1927 in Norway 1919 in Hungary 1919 - 1932 in Finland 1920 - 1933 in the United States * Other countries that also enacted prohibition

3. Timeline 1840’s: Movement begins 1850’s: Maine bans sale of liquor 1861 - 1865: Civil War 1869 - 1880: Movement gains speed 1881: Kansas outlaws alcoholic beverages 1874 - 1893: Formation of prohibition groups

5. WWI

6. Domestic violence

7. Crime and morality

9. Special Interest Groups Protestant churches The Women's Christian Temperance Union The Prohibition Party The Anti-Saloon League Tea merchants and soda fountain manufacturers Kansas and Maine New York City – labor activists

13. Political Involvement Supporters Maine Kansas Neutral Woodrow Wilson Charles Evans Hughes

15. Liturgical Protestants

16. Roman Catholics

17. Labor Unions

22. 21st Amendment on December 5, 1933