Exam 2: Development of Organized Crime in the United States

_________ success in politics was advanced by their ability to speak English, knowledge of the government, and the timing of their arrival in the U.S.

The liquor business demanded large-scale organization and encouraged cooperation between gang leaders from various regions; this was known as _________.

As part of a scheme to fleece Vanderbilt, the ______________ secretly authorized the issue of ten million new shares of Erie stock while Vanderbilt was busy buying up shares to gain control of the Erie Railroad.

_________ allowed coarse street criminals to become "beer barons" who ruled large swaths of urban America.

In Ireland, in the latter half of the 16ᵗʰ century, England tried to impose __________ on the largely __________ Irish.

The machine leader mediated between unorganized urban masses, the __________ and the __________.

In the United States, the Irish found themselves restricted from upward mobility, which was reserved for:

Which of the following was created through the Volstead Act?

The ____________, who provided important services to loyal constituents, asked for votes and a free hand to become wealthy in politics in return for those services.

One of the roots of organized crime can be found in the politics of ________ America before Prohibition. (Choose from rural, urban, or suburban.)

The financial piracy of the Robber Barons, nativism, and the corrupt political machines of urban America were some of the contexts from which OC emerged.

Prohibition encouraged cooperation between gang leaders from various regions. his is known as:

By 1890, most big-city Democratic machines were controlled by:

In Kansas City, _____________ began his political career as a saloonkeeper. e became a dominant power in the First Ward, and his ability to deliver the vote enabled him to provide police protection for organized gambling.

Corruption reform was typically fostered by ___________ for their own ends.

Who was behind the Election Day outrage of 1934?

The importance of organized crime as a national political issue was recognized by Tennessee Senator ____________ in 1950.

Immigration into the United States grew dramatically in the years from 1820 to 1850, particularly in rural areas.

iscuss the pioneering role of the "Robber Barons" in American criminal history.

ow did the findings of the Kefauver Committee influence views of organized crime?