why was organized crime important in the 1920's?

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why was organized crime important in the 1920's?

2007-01-31 23:47:46 · 2 answers · asked by layne_nick 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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They organized to protect their sources for alcohol, which they sold illegally in speak easies (bars) during prohibition.

2007-01-31 23:56:41 · answer #1 · answered by flieder77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The rise of organised crime was strongly linked with prohibition supplying the huge demand for alcohol made the various mafias powerful and when prohibition ended they had to find new revenue streams....

2007-02-01 07:58:44 · answer #2 · answered by Charlotte C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋