What illegal activities did Prohibition create as to the growth of organized crime?

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5 May, 19:37

What illegal activities did Prohibition create as to the growth of organized crime?

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Autumn Dudley · Answer 1

How did Prohibition lead to crime? Prohibition created an enormous public demand for illegal alcohol. Gang leaders such as Al Capone and Bugs Moran battled for control of Chicago's illegal drinking dens known as speakeasies ... Capone was imprisoned for income-tax evasion and died from syphilis in 1947.

Simeon Hutchinson · Answer 2

Prohibition created an enormous public demand for illegal alcohol. Gang leaders such as Al Capone and Bugs Moran battled for control of Chicago's illegal drinking dens known as speakeasies ... Capone was imprisoned for income-tax evasion and died from syphilis in 1947.