Stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus crisis have forced many bars and nightclubs in the United States to close temporarily. A century ago, bars across the country were also forcibly closed when the Volstead Act became law. The measure made it a crime for Americans to manufacture, sell or transport alcohol. The period when the Volstead Act was the law of the land is known today as Prohibition. The push to ban alcohol in the U.S. began in the 1850s. Christian women claimed alcohol was turning men into alcoholics. Drinking leads to violence and poverty and destroys families, they said. So began the social movements against alcohol and women raiding bars to destroy bottles of whiskey. Their actions grew from being a problem for bar workers into a real political movement.
Title: The Failed Attempt to Ban Alcohol in the 1920s
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data-end-time='32083'>The measure made it a crime for Americans to manufacture, sell or transport alcohol.</span> <span data-start-time='32083' data-end-time='39792'>The period when the Volstead Act was the law of the land is known today as Prohibition.</span> <span data-start-time='39792' data-end-time='46167'>The push to ban alcohol in the U.S. began in the 1850s.</span> <span data-start-time='46167' data-end-time='52229'>Christian women claimed alcohol was turning men into alcoholics.</span> <span data-start-time='52229' data-end-time='58500'> Drinking leads to violence and poverty and destroys families, they said.</span> <span data-start-time='58500' data-end-time='68021'>So began the social movements against alcohol and women raiding bars to destroy bottles of whiskey.</span> <span data-start-time='68021' data-end-time='76021'>Their actions grew from being a problem for bar workers into a real political movement.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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data-correct-choice='1850'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4216/1820.wav'><span>1820</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4216/1750.wav'><span>1750</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4216/1925.wav'><span>1925</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4216/1850.wav'><span>1850</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=15098 data-hint-location='32083' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4216/the_term_used_to_describe_the_period_when_the_volstead_act_was_the_law_of_the_land_is__blank_.wav'>The term used to describe the period when the Volstead Act was the law of the land is <span 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