THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S
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Gambling
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Prohibition
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Suffrage
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Flappers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Al Capone was the most notorious of the prohibition-era gangsters who made their fortunes from the illegal distillation and sale of alcohol. Many law enforcement agencies simply lacked the resources to consistently and effectively enforce prohibition. Photograph of Al Capone.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term “organized crime” first came into regular use among the members of the Chicago Crime Commission, a civic organization that was created in 1919 by businessmen, bankers and lawyers to promote changes in the criminal justice system in order to better cope with the crime problem.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.