Is alcohol evil? During the 1920’s, the banning of alcohol affecting society in many ways. The horrors of World War 1 left people scarred. Prohibition made selling or producing alcohol illegal. This led to job loss and increased crime. During the 1920's, organized crime was becoming more prominent with the gangsters of the time, and prohibition was angering
Americans which led to illegal bootlegging.
During the 1920s, gang activity was booming in all the major cities in the United States.
One of the illegal things the mob would do is produce, sell, or use alcohol. During the 1920’s though, it was illegal because of the 18th amendment (prohibition). This law made selling, using or manufacture of alcohol illegal in every state. This law stayed in
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The definition of organized crime is “a group of individuals working together to illicit profit through illegal and often violent methods”which during the 1920’s, organized crime was becoming more prevalent which had a huge impact on people in these cities where it was happening. Major gangsters like Al capone, Bonnie and clyde, or baby face nelson were
Bowman 2 notorious for robbing banks, killing civilians or just causing mayhem in the streets by having wars with other gangs. One group of radical gangsters named Bonnie and Clyde, they robbed about a dozen or so banks before they were ambushed by local louisiana police and killed. Some organized crime rings were not just created to cause chaos in the streets. In particular the notorious group out of New york city known as the Forty thieves which were just irish immigrants trying to get work and survive. This gang consisted of hundreds of people forming together to not only rely on each other but to protect each other from harm's way. I mean don't get me wrong they still did illegal acts, gang members were given a list of illegal activities that they would have to do in order to recieve benefits of being in the gang which in turn if