Why did Prohibition give organized crime a boost?
A) It created a depression and thus higher organized crime in rural areas, caused by a fall in grain prices.
B) It offered a huge market for illegal importation of liquors and wines from Australia.
C) It provided an opportunity to make great profits from peddling illegal booze.
D) It caused New York City's famously corruption-free government to collapse.
C
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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