... remained a huge demand for alcoholic drinks. Potentially, there were great financial rewards to whoever could provide the stream of illegal beverages required to satisfy demand. This led to the emergence of several rival gangs who would battle each other and the authorities, for a share of the black market bootleg industry. Gang killings became commonplace and some gangsters ... the people by the establishment. The gangsters were giving back to the community, the alcohol that they considered to be rightfully theirs. In 1929 the Wall Street stock market crashed, having a devastating effect...

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• Approx Pages: 10
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate