英语词汇volstead act的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Volstead Act. Minnesota congressman Andrew Joseph Vol- stead drafted and introduced the Volstead Act (1919), which provided for the enforcement of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbidding the manufacture, sale, and import or export of liquor. In spite of the strict law, enforcement proved impossible and there followed a period of unparalleled drink- ing and lawbreaking that some commentators claim marked the beginning of a moral breakdown in society. In 1933 the 21st Amendment, repealing Prohibition, was ratified. Under the Volstead Act an intoxicating beverage was defined as one that contains more than .5 percent of alcohol by volume.

词汇	volstead act
词源	Volstead Act. Minnesota congressman Andrew Joseph Vol- stead drafted and introduced the Volstead Act (1919), which provided for the enforcement of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbidding the manufacture, sale, and import or export of liquor. In spite of the strict law, enforcement proved impossible and there followed a period of unparalleled drink- ing and lawbreaking that some commentators claim marked the beginning of a moral breakdown in society. In 1933 the 21st Amendment, repealing Prohibition, was ratified. Under the Volstead Act an intoxicating beverage was defined as one that contains more than .5 percent of alcohol by volume.
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