Prohibition was a constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933.
Related terms
Volstead Act: This was the law passed by Congress that provided for the enforcement of Prohibition.
Speakeasies: These were secret bars where people could gather to drink alcohol during Prohibition.
Bootlegging: This refers to the illegal production and distribution of alcohol during Prohibition.