National Prohibition Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (110)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:aims_to prohibit alcohol production
prohibit the manufacture of alcoholic beverages
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:social_reform
Prohibition Era
gptkbp:contributed_to social changes in the 1920s
cultural changes in the 1920s
gptkbp:created gptkb:the_Bureau_of_Prohibition
new legal definitions of alcohol
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
January 16, 1919
improve public morals
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:the_Bureau_of_Prohibition
gptkb:the_Volstead_Act
Prohibition agents
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Prohibition Act
gptkbp:influenced public opinion on alcohol
subsequent alcohol regulations
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Temperance_Movement
Temperance movement
gptkbp:is_aimed_at reducing crime
reducing alcohol consumption
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in academic studies
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:the_Roaring_Twenties
cultural shifts in America
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:the_Supreme_Court
gptkb:business
gptkb:court_cases
state governments
Supreme Court cases
civil liberties advocates
the liquor industry
gptkbp:is_criticized_for yes
unintended consequences
civil liberties advocates
its impact on civil liberties
its unintended consequences
its enforcement difficulties
creating black markets
increasing lawlessness
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:United_States_Congress
public forums
state legislatures
public referendums
gptkbp:is_designed_to reduce alcohol consumption
reduce crime and corruption
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkbp:is_effective_against January 17, 1920
gptkbp:is_examined_in historical documentaries
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:local_law_enforcement
local governments
federal regulations
state laws
gptkbp:is_influential_in shaping modern alcohol laws
gptkbp:is_linked_to gptkb:the_Great_Depression
the rise of bootlegging
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:labor_unions
gptkb:the_Democratic_Party
gptkb:the_American_Civil_Liberties_Union
immigrant communities
urban populations
brewers and distillers
liberal groups
many citizens
gptkbp:is_promoted_by gptkb:advertising_campaigns
religious organizations
religious groups
gptkbp:is_subject_to political scrutiny
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Anti-Saloon_League
gptkbp:led_to public health issues
increase in organized crime
rise of speakeasies
increased law enforcement efforts
Prohibition enforcement challenges
organized crime increase
gptkbp:legal_issue various states
gptkbp:part_of American legal history
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:the_United_States
the early 20th century
gptkbp:related_to Prohibition era
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Twenty-first_Amendment
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Volstead_Act
gptkbp:resulted_in illegal alcohol trade
illegal production of alcohol
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:sparked public debates on morality
gptkbp:was_followed_by the repeal of Prohibition
gptkbp:was_influenced_by World War I sentiments
social purity movements
the Women's Christian Temperance Union
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:the_18th_Amendment
American legal history
the Progressive Era reforms
the American legal framework
the social reform movement
the historical context of the 1920s.
the fight against vice
the larger Prohibition movement
the American temperance movement
the legal framework of the U. S.
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:the_Republican_Party
gptkb:women's_suffrage_advocates
conservative groups
women's groups
rural Americans
the Women's Christian Temperance Union
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wilson_administration
gptkb:Bureau_of_Prohibition
gptkb:Volstead_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5