the Volstead Act
/ðə ˈvɒlsted ækt/
/ðə ˈvɑːlsted ækt/
- the name usually used to refer to the United States National Prohibition Act passed by the US Congress in 1919 to introduce the laws relating to Prohibition. It was named after US Congressman Andrew Volstead of Minnesota who began it. The Act and Prohibition were ended in 1933.
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