<P> On October 28 , 1919 , Congress passed the Volstead Act , the popular name for the National Prohibition Act , over President Woodrow Wilson 's veto . The act established the legal definition of intoxicating liquors as well as penalties for producing them . Although the Volstead Act prohibited the sale of alcohol , the federal government lacked resources to enforce it . </P>
<P> On October 28 , 1919 , Congress passed the Volstead Act , the popular name for the National Prohibition Act , over President Woodrow Wilson 's veto . The act established the legal definition of intoxicating liquors as well as penalties for producing them . Although the Volstead Act prohibited the sale of alcohol , the federal government lacked resources to enforce it . </P>
who was president the prohibition of alcohol went into effect
who was president the prohibition of alcohol went into effect
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson