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NebraskaStudies.Org. National New Deal Preservation Association Home Page. Prohibition. Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is the legal act of prohibiting the manufacture, storage, transportation and sale of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the prohibition of alcohol was enforced. History[edit] The Drunkard's Progress: A lithograph by Nathaniel Currier supporting the temperance movement, January 1846 The earliest records of prohibition of alcohol date back to the Xia Dynasty (ca. 2070 BC–ca. 1600 BC) in China. Yu the Great, the first ruler of the Xia Dynasty, prohibited alcohol throughout the kingdom.[1] It was legalized again after his death, during the reign of his son Qi.

The first half of the 20th century saw periods of prohibition of alcoholic beverages in several countries: Asia[edit] Bangladesh[edit] In Bangladesh, alcohol is strictly prohibited due to its proscription in the Islamic faith. Brunei[edit] India[edit] Maldives[edit] Pakistan[edit] Philippines[edit] Bureau of prohibition. Prohibition in the United States. Detroit police inspecting equipment found in a clandestine brewery during the Prohibition era Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide ban on the sale, production, importation, and transportation of alcoholic beverages that remained in place from 1920 to 1933.[1] The dry movement, led by rural Protestants and social Progressives in the Democratic and Republican parties, was coordinated by the Anti-Saloon League. Prohibition was mandated under the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S.

Constitution. Enabling legislation, known as the Volstead Act, set down the rules for enforcing the ban and defined the types of alcoholic beverages that were prohibited. Private ownership and consumption of alcohol was not made illegal under federal law; however, in many areas local laws were more strict, with some states banning possession outright. Nationwide Prohibition ended with the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment, which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment, on December 5, 1933. The U.S. Color Photos of New York from the 1940s.

A set of rare images captures the city's classic buildings along with its timeless spirit All photos courtesy of the Charles W. Cushman collection at Indiana University In 1905, after years of living in Paris, Atlantic author Alvan Sanborn came home to a New York City that was, he wrote, "a wilderness of sprawling ugliness. " In Lower Manhattan, new 20-story skyscrapers were ruining the view, blocking the elegant spires of Trinity Church and the swoops of the Brooklyn Bridge. Even the city's stateliest sections lacked Paris's charm and symmetry, Sanborn complained; the buildings seemed to be "turn[ing] their backs most impolitely on one another. " But after a month at home, Sanborn's disgust gave way to giddy excitement. After a generation of immigration, jazz, and Art Deco, that jumble of buildings sprouted into a true city. A modern New Yorker will see at a glance how the city has changed since Cushman snapped these photos.

Cushman Collection Full Screen. America 1870-1920. NetHugs.com – Inspirational eCards 19Jul/1246 source: shorpy.com Tagged as: America, nostalgia, old photographsLeave a comment Comments comments. WWI. World War 1 Propaganda Posters | Examples of Propaganda from WW1. CPI and 19th Century Working Class Income. Roaring Twenties. The Roaring Twenties is a term sometimes used to refer to the 1920s in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, characterizing the decade's distinctive cultural edge in New York City, Chicago, Paris, Berlin, London, Los Angeles and many other major cities during a period of sustained economic prosperity. French speakers called it the "années folles" ("Crazy Years"),[1] emphasizing the era's social, artistic, and cultural dynamism. Normalcy returned to politics in the wake of hyper-emotional patriotism after World War I, jazz music blossomed, the flapper redefined modern womanhood, and Art Deco peaked.

Economically, the era saw the large-scale diffusion and use of automobiles, telephones, motion pictures, and electricity, unprecedented industrial growth, accelerated consumer demand and aspirations, and significant changes in lifestyle and culture. Economy[edit] Chart 1: USA GDP annual pattern and long-term trend, 1920-40, in billions of constant dollars[4] Demobilization[edit] Civil Rights. 42 Unseen Photos Of Child Labour in U.S History. 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress)