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In the 1920s and 1930s, the United States confronted a crime rate never seen before. American Puritanism had long fought the evils of drinking when the first attempts at prohibition took place in the 1850s. The movement increased significantly during WWI and finally an outright ban for alcoholic drinks was issued in 1920. This circumstance boosted the eruption of a wave of underworld organized crime eager to meet the unattended - and overwhelming - demand for spirited beverages. The unprecedented crime wave culminated in the famous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago, in February 1929.
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