The Prohibition era was the period from 1920 to 1933 when the United States prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. [1]

Jan 12, 2026 · Prohibition, legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933 under the terms of the Eighteenth Amendment.

Oct 29, 2009 · The Prohibition Era began in 1920 when the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors, went into effect with the...

Jul 13, 2024 · Prohibition (1920-1933) banned alcohol, spurred organized crime and speakeasies, and ended with the 21st Amendment's repeal.

The story of the rise, rule, and fall of prohibition and the entire era it encompassed. Learn more about the temperance movement and more on this page.

The prohibition movement achieved initial successes at the local and state levels. It was most successful in rural southern and western states, and less successful in more urban states.

Congress passed the 18th Amendment—the constitutional amendment known as Prohibition—on December 18, 1917. But before it could be added to the Constitution, three-fourths of the states …