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Prohibition was the primary cause in major social changes that
occurred during and after it's existence. For the most part, the
changes were for the worse. Not only did Prohibition force
people to go 'underground' with their drinking and bootlegging,
but it is also believed to have been one of the major causes of
the growth and bloodiness of many of the organized crime
families. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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worse. Not only did Prohibition force people to go underground with their drinking and bootlegging, but it is also believed to have been one of the major causes of
the growth and bloodiness of many of the organized crime families. When Prohibition began by making the act of drinking illegal, it didnt slow people down when it came
to the intake of liquor, it just made them more wary of trouble looming overhead. After the repeal of Prohibition there "came from its absence a renewed strength and
vigor that engulfed those who opposed it law in the first place" (Neumann 31). For those people, who were typically of the religious type and who believed that
Prohibition was and still is the answer to much of the crime problem, it caused them much frustration knowing that despite all of their good intentions with the onset of
prohibition that alcohol will "always be an integral component to society" (Abadinsky PG). In fact, some might readily agree that the resounding impact Prohibition had upon individuals and
overall social change was both anticipated and monumental in stature (Abadinsky PG). PROHIBITION AND ORGANIZED CRIME Organized crime has been a part of American life since the 1920s.
It was during this time in the United States when Prohibition first opened the door for crime families to take over the illicit liquor business with the associated violence that
arose between competing gangs. In both literature and the movies this crime scene has been romanticized as the Mafia, La Cosa Nostra or the Mob. These were all
organizations that had origins among competing families in Sicily (Abadinsky PG). The FBI fought a never ending battle throughout Prohibition. They battled against the crime families to guard against
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