prohittibition
The twenties are known to have been a decade of vast crime and racketeering, this is a directly due to the prohibition of alcohol. The passing of the of the 18th Amendment was supposed to mark the beginning of the "new era." In this time period there would no longer be legal sales of alcoholic beverages in the United States. Through the passing of the 18th Amendment the US government hoped to make the entire country "dry" and in turn lower crime rates and make the American people happier. However the hopes of a dry United States were soon shattered by the likes of many of the key players in mass production of alcohol and leaders of illicit activities such as gambling and various other crimes that became acceptable. Suddenly criminals have found new and vastly acceptable ways to be rich leaders of organizations that mass-produced crimes in many ways, shapes, and forms. The first crime bosses of the United States as a result of Prohibition did their work and based their organizations is Chicago. Some of these bosses included the likes of Michael "Big Mike" Cassins McDonald who is considered to be the founder of organized crime in Chicago. Most likely the most well know of all the crime bosses ever Al Capone and his
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Approximate Word count = 2418
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)
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