Prohibition Begins in the United States
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What happened
The Eighteenth Amendment and Volstead Act began national Prohibition in the United States, banning the manufacture and sale of most alcoholic beverages. Breweries closed, converted production, or survived through near beer and other products.
Literary impact
The onset of Prohibition in the United States in 1920 transformed American literary culture, giving rise to the speakeasy and bootlegger subcultures. This era shaped the works of writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, who explored themes of moral reform, societal change, and the complexities of human behavior against a backdrop of jazz-age nightlife.
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