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On December 5th 1933 the 21st amendment to the US Constitution is ratified bringing an end to  the era of prohibition. The government now gets tax money from the sales of alcohol.

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Being a gangster in the 1920's was a dangerous thing, but jobs back then were scarce and people needed to provide for their families. Being a gangster was an easy way to make money and to make it quickly.

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How did Prohibition help Organized crime rise?

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How did Prohibition help Organized crime rise?

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The prohibition Act banned the selling and production of alcohol, but it never said anything about drinking it. Speakeasies were bars where people went to drink illegally. These speakeasies were normally ran by gangsters. With the increase of these speakeasies it became that much harder for the government to enforce the prohibition law.

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Organized Crime is an category of national or local grouping of enterprises  that are run by criminals who engage in criminal activity to make money and profit. During the 1920's that criminal activity was selling Alcohol. One of the most notorious criminals during this time period that was arrested for not paying his taxes above all else that he's done is Al Capone, A notorious Chicago mob boss.

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When and where  did it Start in America?

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When and where  did it Start in America?

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There have been at least 26 cities around the United States with Cosa Nostra families, with many more offshoots, splinter groups, and associates in other cities.  An Italian American organized crime network with operations in cities across the unites states, particularly New york and Chicago rose to power through its success in ilicit liquor trade

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In the 1920's Capone used the prohibition law against the government by illegally selling alcohol earning himself $60 million dollars a year from alcohol sales alone. Since alcohol had been banned their was no tax on alcohol, so the money went straight into the gangsters pockets.

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Al Capone is the famous Chicago mob boss who controlled the multi-million dollar operation of bootlegging prostitution and gambling.  He is most notorious for his St. Valentines day massacre of the Moran gang in 1929. Where he had 7 enemy gang members killed in a shooting for control of the liquor industry.