THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Organized crime is crime that has plans broadcasted over the radio
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Organized crime is crime set up by the government to create chaos among America’s cities
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The rise of organized crime was the attempted revolution/communist overthrow of the government
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Organized crime includes criminal activities that are planned and controlled by powerful groups on a large scale
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Detailed explanation-1: -Organized crime emerged because of Prohibition, as it gave gangsters another racketeering operation. Mobsters made millions of dollars every year from bootlegging and running thousands of speakeasies. Police officers and federal agents turned a blind eye to those who were more than happy to pay them off.
Detailed explanation-2: -Though the advocates of prohibition had argued that banning sales of alcohol would reduce criminal activity, it in fact directly contributed to the rise of organized crime. After the Eighteenth Amendment went into force, bootlegging, or the illegal distillation and sale of alcoholic beverages, became widespread.
Detailed explanation-3: -1. Sicilian Mafia. The Sicilian Mafia is the most infamous criminal group, immortalized in many movies and other media. The Mafia began in Sicily in the early 19th century, but they extended their operation to American soil soon after.