data/artifacts/prohibition_economic_pattern.md

# Prohibition Economic Pattern - Timeline

| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 1920: Volstead Act begins enforcement [prohibition_primary.txt] | prohibition_primary.txt |
| 1929 | 1929: stock market crash; DJIA fell from 381 to 198 by 1932 [djia_series.txt] | djia_series.txt |
| 1930 | Bank failures: 9,000 banks closed 1930-1933 [fed_notes.txt] | fed_notes.txt |
| 1933 | 1933: Prohibition repealed by 21st Amendment [congress_record.txt] | congress_record.txt |
| 1933 | Unemployment reached 25% in 1933 [census_1930.txt] | census_1930.txt |

_Ordering is verifiable only where the source records the date; gaps are as informative as entries._

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# Prohibition Economic Pattern - Evidence & Discrepancies

| Date | Statement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 1920: Volstead Act begins enforcement [prohibition_primary.txt] | prohibition_primary.txt |
| 1929 | 1929: stock market crash; DJIA fell from 381 to 198 by 1932 [djia_series.txt] | djia_series.txt |
| 1930 | Bank failures: 9,000 banks closed 1930-1933 [fed_notes.txt] | fed_notes.txt |
| 1933 | 1933: Prohibition repealed by 21st Amendment [congress_record.txt] | congress_record.txt |
| 1933 | Unemployment reached 25% in 1933 [census_1930.txt] | census_1930.txt |

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# Prohibition Economic Pattern - Series Comparison

| DJIA (1929=100) | Bank failures index |
|---|---|
| 100 | 10 |
| 80 | 40 |
| 55 | 80 |
| 52 | 95 |

Points (index)  [0]   [1]   [2]   [3]
DJIA (1929=100): #################### ################ ########### ##########
Bank failures index: ## ######## ################# ####################

_The chart only compares values; it asserts nothing about cause._

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# Prohibition Economic Pattern - Cross-Reference

Theme/symbol: **contradiction**

| Source | Context |
|---|---|
| - | (no mention in this case's documents) |

_Absence of a mention is a finding, not an error: note it explicitly._