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The National Prohibition Act of 1919, more popularly known as the
Volstead Act, enforced the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, dealing with the prohibition of alcohol. The Act is named
for Andrew Volstead, a Republican representative from Minnesota.
In doing so, it defined the term "beer, wine, or other intoxicating malt or vinous liquors" to mean any beverage with greater
than 0.5% alcohol by volume. It was passed by the United
States Congress on October 28, 1919 over the veto by President Woodrow Wilson. It went into effect with
the Eighteenth Amendment on January 16, 1920.
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