At Its Height, the Sale and Distribution of Illegal Alcohol

Multiple Choice

At its height, the sale and distribution of illegal alcohol

A) employed about 18,000 people in an era when jobs were hard to come by.
B) produced jobs mainly in the southeast where the manufacture of "shine" (moonshine) was common.
C) made up 5 percent of the gross national product of the U.S.
D) inhibited the growth of organized crime because there were so many amateur bootleggers and distributors at work.