Question

_______ was accidentally given a boost with the prohibition of alcohol.

Answer 1

organized crime
Organized crime was accidentally given a boost by prohibition of alcohol because people who initially relied on liqueur sales to make a living found it easier to engage in gangster activities to make a living.

Answer 2

The options of the question are A) Foreign war. B) Poverty. C) Organized crime. D) Alcoholism.

The correct answer is Organized crime.

Organized Crime was accidentally given a boost with the prohibition of alcohol.

The prohibition of Alcohol that started in 1920 had significant consequences in the spread of crime, violence and the contraband of liquor. Illegal trade was the common activity of Gangsters like Al Capone. Cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York had territories controlled by Gangsters who traded illegally alcohol and generated violence on the streets. Police struggled to combat Gangsters.