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Organized Crime And Prohibition In The 1920s

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Organized Crime and prohibition in the 1920s It’s no surprise why they called it “The Roaring Twenties” , with everyday being a party it was an opportune time for criminal activity. Especially with the prohibition laws in America and the rest of the world being in an economic depression.
Prohibition lead to dramatic social and political changes in the 1920s.
The citizens were drawn closer and closer to criminal activity. Organized criminals such as the American mobs and European crime syndicates flourished, most common folk looked to these criminals as heroes. Criminals such as Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde and John Dillinger were infamous for the time.
Employment was scarce and people were in desperate need of jobs to provide for their families,
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