During the 1920s and early 1930s, the United States experienced many different changes in its population and laws. One of the major events of the era was Prohibition. To enforce prohibition, the Volstead Act was passed. The Volstead Act was proposed by Andrew J. Volstead in 1919, passed with minor difficulties, and was intended to implement the intent of the 18th Amendment or Prohibition, which was widely supported by leaders of the temperance movement (Harlow; Kizilos ;) With the law, the sale of alcohol for medicinal, sacramental and industrial purposes was permitted. Any drink containing “more than half a percent of alcohol” was prohibited under the law. The law was also to give states and the federal government the authority to implement the bans, the 18th Amendment specifies. The first section of the law also marked the beginning of the continuation of the "temporary wartime ban" until the 18th Amendment took effect (Kyvig; Rose; Andrew). 1918 had been the last year of the First World War; From that point on, for the next two years, the United States found itself in a phase of post-war reconstruction, although the country's territory was not directly affected, its population and its economy were greatly affected. During this post-war period, the government attempted to put the country into prohibition. The ban was enacted by the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of "intoxicating liquors" in the United States. The amendment received support from many religious groups and leaders, most of whom were part of The Temperance movement, which was the first major step toward prohibition (Thomas and Bonk). The first Temperance group was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1926 as the result of numerous church initiatives... middle of paper ......ition on the American scene, 1920-1933. (Studies in Theater History) 29 (2009): 122+. Harlow, Alvin F. Volstead Act. (Dictionary of American History). Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 3rd ed. Flight. 8. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003. 352. Kizilos, Peter. The man behind the act. (American History). 02 2001: 50. Landsberg, Brian K.. Ed. Kyvig, David E. National Prohibition Act (1919). (Major Acts of Congress). Flight. 3. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. 46-51. Rose, Cynthia. Ed. Volstead Act of 1919. (American Decades Primary Sources). Flight. 2: 1910-1919. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 273-275. Stock, Jennifer. Ed. The Eighteenth Amendment Ushers in the Prohibition Era: January 16, 1919. “World Events: Notable Events Throughout History.” Flight. 6: North America. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2013. The Volstead Act, 1919. (Gale US History in Context). Detroit: gale, 2014.