…A law that prohibited the brewing, sale, transportation, import and export of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933. During the First World War, as the temperance movement and moral consciousness grew significantly, Congress passed the 18th Amendment to the Constitution in 1917, which stipulated prohibition of alcohol. In October 1919, the Volstead Act, named after the bill's sponsor, was enacted, and went into effect in January of the following year. However, it was unrealistic to eradicate the habit of drinking in American society that had returned to "normal," and demand remained strong, so gangsters including Al Capone set their sights on this, making huge profits from bootlegging and selling alcohol, and thereby expanding their territory. … *Some of the terminology referenced in the "Volstead Act" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…アメリカ合衆国で1920年から33年まで,酒精飲料の醸造,販売,運搬,輸出入を禁止した法律。第1次大戦期に禁酒運動と道徳意識が著しく高まる中で,1917年連邦議会は禁酒を規定した憲法第18修正を可決,19年10月法案提出者の名をとってボルステッド法Volstead Actと呼ばれる禁酒法が制定され,翌年1月発効した。だが〈平常〉に戻ったアメリカ社会で飲酒の習慣を一掃することは非現実的であり,需要が引き続き強く存在したため,アル・カポネをはじめとしてギャングがこれに目をつけ,酒類の密造や密販を手がけて巨利を博し,それにより縄張りの拡大を図った。… ※「Volstead Act」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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