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Did Prohibition lead to the Birth of Organized Crime?

Evan Rodriguez

English III D2, 4, 6

Ms. Muradian

29 March 2001

Did Prohibition lead to the Birth of Organized Crime?
Introduction- did prohibition lead to the birth of organized crime?
I. Prohibition
A. Legal ban on the manufacture and sale of intoxicating drink
B. Alcohol alarmed those concerned with public health and morals
C. Drunkenness is considered an evil in most religions
1. Many religious and political leaders began to see drunkenness as a national curse
2. Islam for centuries has forbidden even the moderate use of fermented drink
II. The Early Prohibition Movement in the U.S.
A. In England and American colonies, governments after 1750 made many futile efforts to discourage the use of alcohol
1. Believed there was a close relationship between drunkenness and the rising incidence of crime, poverty, and violence
2. Only way to protect society from this threat was to abolish the drunkard-making......

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