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Prohibition in the United States: How alcohol ban enriched the mafia

The alcohol ban in the United States, enacted in 1920, aimed to moralize society.

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Thirteen years later, the mafia had built an empire through bootlegging.

Prohibition permanently transformed organized crime in America.

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La Prohibition est un exemple marquant des effets pervers des politiques répressives. Elle a non seulement échoué à éradiquer la consommation d’alcool, mais a aussi permis à la mafia de s’enraciner dans l’économie et la politique américaines.

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