How Did Prohibition Put The 'Organized' In Organized Crime?

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“How Prohibition Put the ‘Organized’ in Organized Crime.” History. Jan. 29, 2024. www.history.com/news/prohibition-organized-crime-al-capone. The main idea of this source is that prohibition made organized crime bigger by giving criminals a chance to make lots of money selling illegal drinks, which helped gangs become more organized and powerful. I believe this to be true because the source states, “But the underworld power dynamics shifted dramatically with the onset of Prohibition” This is important because before the prohibition there was a lot of crime going around doing whatever they wanted, so they thought the prohibition would stop the crimes from happening. Another important fact stated in the source is that “before the

Dec. 3, 2022 https://www.thecollector.com/organized-crime-roaring-twenties/ The main idea of this source is how illegal alcohol, hidden bars, and organized crime affected America during the 1920s. I think this because the source states, “The 18th Amendment was ratified in January 1919, which prohibited the manufacture, transport, and sale of liquor...The goal of Prohibition failed miserably, and it became a crime-filled fiasco.” This is important because we now know that when the 18th Amendment sparked a surge of organized crime and the rise of more crime bosses. Another important fact stated in the source is that “Prohibition didn’t stop people in the Roaring Twenties from consuming alcohol, and it may have encouraged drinking even more than beforehand.” This makes me think of when you give a gamer an illegal and overpowered weapon in the game all the other gamers will want it because the more you tell them it's illegal, the more they want to do it. I know this source is valid because the source link ends in.com. I believe this source may not have a bias because the author is giving me a lot of numbers and years in the