Why had the mafia been able to flourish in Sicily?
a) Sicily had long been neglected by the unified Italian state, and the mafia represented the island’s alternative government.
b) The central government of Italy, including Benito Mussolini, had been bribed by the Sicilian mafia to look the other way.
Consider This: Most suspected mafia members in the Fascist years were tried in “special tribunals.” See 12.5: Narrative: Fascist Surgery.
c) Since everyone able to move to America had already done so, the only people left in Sicily were the old men of the mafia.
Consider This: Most suspected mafia members in the Fascist years were tried in “special tribunals.” See 12.5: Narrative: Fascist Surgery.
d) The mafia was able to survive by making an alliance with the International Communist Party at an early stage.
Consider This: Most suspected mafia members in the Fascist years were tried in “special tribunals.” See 12.5: Narrative: Fascist Surgery.
a) Sicily had long been neglected by the unified Italian state, and the mafia represented the island’s alternative government.
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