Prohibition, mandated by the 18th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, in effect from 1920-1933, banned the sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol for consumption anywhere in the United States. The Volsted Act, popular name for the National Prohibition Act, was passed by Congress, vetoed by Pre. Woodrow Wilson, and overridden by Congress in January 1919, defined intoxicating liquor. The 21st Amendment, repealing the 18th Amendment, was ratified in 1933 during the Great Depression.