THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S
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Question
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What was the driving cause of rising crime in the 1920’s and 30’s?
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Prohibition
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Booming economy
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World War 1
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Taxes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Because bootlegging generated a large amount of money, bootleggers would often pay off government officials. The lack of enforcement at the governmental and local level ultimately led to bootlegging becoming a dominant business during the prohibition era leading to increased crime within the urban areas.
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