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Topic 3 Flashcards

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what was the Well street Crash

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a dramatic fall in stock prices over a 5 day period starting 24th October 1929

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Long term causes of the Wall Street crash

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> Speculation- Am. encouraged to buy stock to make quick profit. creating investment culture
President Policies- Laissez-faire meant no regulation
Buying on credit- ‘buying on the margin’ meant Am. took loans out and had to repay them -80% Am. didnt have sayings
interest rates- low interest meant more money was borrowed

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short term reasons for Wall St.Crash

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> Tariffs- Hoover promised increased tariffs so speculation caused pushed up share prices -> senate announed to stop increased tarriffs so people sold stock
Loss of confidence- experienced investors sold stock causing everyone to sell stock
panic selling- Oct 24th 12 million shares solf- loosing $4bn. stockbrokens called back loans ‘margin call’, people sold shared to repay loans. bankers put $40bn into eco. by 29th 16m. shares had been sold and $30bn. lost from eco.

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consequences of Wall St. Crash

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> destroyed confidence

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underlying causes of Depression

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> farming
staple ind.
easy credit

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how was farming an underlying cause of the Depression

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> prospered during war
as war ended other countries produced themselves
Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act meant other countries increase imports from Sm = harder to export
prohibition damaged grain ind.
US farm income 1919- $22bn. 1928 $13bn
Average farmer produced enough for 15 families
prices fell 50%
Agricultural Credits Act 1923 and Capper-Volstead Act 1923 not enough
by 1924 600,000 lost land, 16m. on income less than $2,00pa
value of farmland fell 30%

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how was staple ind. an underlying cause of the Depression

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> coalmining, shipbuilding, railroads, textiles
mechanisation increased unemployment
boom only benefitted consumer markets

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how was easy credit an underlying cause of the Depression

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> things could be paid for on monthly or weekly basis
discouraged saving (80% didnt save)
buy-now-pay-later mentality
people put into debt

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short term causes of depression

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> over production
Wall St. Crash
Banking crisis

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how was overproduction a short-term cause of the Depression

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> those who had items (car, fridge, washing machines) didn’t need another
but same rate of production continued
created a surplus
people fired

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how was the Wall St. Crash a short-term cause of the Depression

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beginning/trigger

> psychological blow

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how was The banking crisis a short-term cause of the Depression

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> banks had insufficient funds with which to repay customers as word spread people rushed to withdraw money.
10m. saving accounts lost

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Impact of Depression

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> GDP $104 1929 to $56bn 1932
> Workers
> Farmers
> Foreign policy
> business failures
> unemployment
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what was the impact on workers in the Depression

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> 25% unemployed -> 1929 2m 1933 15m
> Chicago 40% unemp.
>hoovervilles
> Full time steel workers -> 1929 225,000 1932- 0
> 12 eggs 28c
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what was the impact on farmers in the depression

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> worsened state
dust bowls
Hawley-Smoot Tariff act
1/4 farmers lost land
price of wheat 1919 $2.16 1932 38c
Agricultural Farming Act 1929- loans to farmers
Grain Stabalisation Corperation 1930- good prices to farmers
sold land and left to pay off mortgages

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what was the impact on foreign policy in the depression

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> isolationism
no action e.g. Manchuria
Neutrality Acts

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17
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what was the impact on business in the Depression

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1929 23 thou failed
1932- 32 thou
1936 10 thou

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what was the impact of mass employment from the Depression

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> lower consumer demand
run on the banks
school drop outs- non-attendance 300,000
suicide increased by 25%

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hoovers election

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won by 444 electoral votes to 87

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Bonus marches

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1932
> 20,000 veterans demanded early bonuses.
> Hoover sent 10,000 men with tanks, and tear gas and burnt camp.
> killed 2 and injured 1000

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Federal Farm Boards

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1930
> loans to farmers and stabilise prices
> however Am. Canada, Argentina overprduce so doesn’t work

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Hawley Smoot Tariff Act

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June 1930
> raised import duties
> other countries rose in response
> Hoovers biggest mistake

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Voluntarism

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Hoovers policy on charitable and voluntary aid instead of gov. intervention
> rugged individualism
> relied too much on it

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PWA

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1933 Public Works Admin
> large scale public work programmes created employment
> on building projects such as bridges, roads and houses
> $4bn spent by 1934 when it ended

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National Credit Corperation

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1931

encourage banks to loan to smaller banks

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Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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1932
> provide aid to railroads, business and financial instituions to stabalise ind.
> unsuccessful

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Bonus marches

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1932
> 20,000 veterans demanded early bonuses.
> Hoover sent 10,000 men with tanks, and tear gas and burnt camp.
> killed 2 and injured 1000

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1st New Deal

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TVA
AAA
NIRA
NRA
EBA
FERA
PWA
CCC
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29
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SSA

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1935 Social Security Act
> created federal retirement pensions by doubling income tax on workers wages
> created unemplyment insurance plan for those out of work.

30
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CCC

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1933 Civillian Conservation Corps
> provided employment for young unmarried men aged 18-25 in conservation work
> employed 2m.
> no women and pay only $30pm

31
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FERA

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1933 Federal Emergency Relief Act

> provided $500 million in federal funds to state agencies to make relief payments to unemployed

32
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NIRA

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> 1933 National Industrial Recovery Act

> created public work programmes (PWA)

33
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PWA

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1933 Public Works Admin
> large scale public work programmes created employment
> on building projects such as bridges, roads and houses
> $4bn spent by 1934 when it ended

34
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TVA

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1934 Tennessee Valley Authority
> federal programme spanning 7 states
> where the Tennessee river flowed
> creating 20 dams
> for cheap hydro-electric power, irrigation and jobs
> preventing flooding
35
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NRA

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1933 National Recovery Admin
> provided codes setting up a system of self- government
> ensured fair pay, conditions and right to collective bargaining
> est. working hours and child labour under 16 illegal

36
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EBA

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1933 Emergancy Banking Act
> banks could only reopen if they had sufficient cash reserves
> announced in Fireside speech to 60m.
> diposits exceed withdrawals

37
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Glass Steagall Act

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1933
> separated investment and commercial banking
> investment banks were allowed to speculate the Stock market
> provided insurace deposits up to $5000 under FDIC

38
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2nd New Deal Acts

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WPA
SSA
NLRB
NYA
REA
FSA
FLSA
NHA
39
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WPA

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1935 Works programme admin
> replace PWA
> employed 8m.
> building roads, buildings, parks, hospitals, schools

40
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reasons for 2nd ND

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> radical forces
voter turning to radical forces
Supreme Court
BB and wealthy -> 1935 publically opposed FDR policies

41
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NLRB

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1935 Wagner Act

> allowed collective bargaining

42
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NYA

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1935 National Youth Admin
> set up by WPA
> provide education and training to young people

43
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REA

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1935 rural electrification Admin 
> provide cheap elec. to farmers 
> 773 systems spanning 348,000 miles
> 1935- 10%farmers had elec
    1940- 50%
    1950 - 90%
44
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FSA

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1937 Farm Security Admin.

> guarenteed loans to farmers to buy or rehabilitate farmland

45
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FLSA

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1938 Fair Labour Standards Act
> set min wage to 40c
> min working week to 40hrs
> raised wages for 12. people

46
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NHA

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1938 National Housing Act

> housing projects for poor

47
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successes of 1st ND

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> stabilised banking
protected farmers and home owners making loans easier
employment
created infrastructure> positive psy impact

48
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How did Huey Long oppose the New Deals

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> Share our Wealth
$5000 homestead allowance and min wage of $2500
increase income and inheritance tax -> 1% over 1m increasing 1% per million up to 8m.
over 8m =100% tax
27.5 thou clubs set up with 4.6m members
could threaten FDR as 3rd party opposition
assasinated 1935

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successes of 2nd ND

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> Gov. intervention improved labour rights and union membership doubled
30% more farms had electricity

50
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Impact of opposition to Supreme Court

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> court packing-> FDR proposed to appoint 1 new judge for every judge over 70 = (9->15 judges) -> failed and damaged reputation
ruled NIRA unconstitutional -> Schechter Poultry
ruled AAA unconstitutional -> Butler taken to court for not paying taxes SC defend him.

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reasons for 2nd ND

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> radical forces
voter turning to radical forces
Senate
BB and wealthy -> 1935 publically opped FDR policies

52
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how did a shift in pubic opinion help end prohibition

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> morality of increasing productivity, reducing crime and health not happened
noble experiment had failed
Organised Crime

53
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opposition to New Deals

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> left
> communists
> Supreme court
> Liberty League
> EPIC
> Townsend
> Coughlin
> Huey Long
54
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how did Communist oppose the New Deals

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> wanted to end capatalist economic system

> looked to USSR for insperation

55
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how did economic consideratiions help end prohibition

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> NY got 75% of revenue for alcohol tax
cost Gov. $11bn lost in tax
cost $300m to enforce

56
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How did Liberty Leaguers oppose the New Deals

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> 1934

> rich, pro-private property, Democrats

57
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How did Townsend oppose the New Deals

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>Old Age Revolving Pensions Inc.
> proposed veryone over 60 should get $200 pm that they had to spend within 28 days
>1/2m supporters
> would have cost 50% of NAtional income
> SSA small version??
58
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How did Coughlin oppose the New Deals

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Father Charles Coughlin
> weekly radio programme ‘Golden hour of the little flower’
> 35m listeners
> accused FDR of being socialist and became anti-semetic
> nationalistaion of industry and use of silver coinage
> National Union for Social Justice 1934 set up
> church told him to stop or face being defrocked

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Impact of oppositon from the right

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> Rep. stated gov. intervention too far = un-american and socialist-> Alfred Langdon
South as helped Af-Ams when Elenor Roosevelt spoke out against racial discrimination
ND allowed unions = BB angry
Liberty League -> Al Smith -> failed when Smith was defeated in election

60
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Reasons for ending prohibition

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> shift in public opinion
> pressure groups
> Bussiness elites
> economic considerations
> political factors
61
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how did a shift in pubic opinion help end prohibition

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> morality of increasing productivity, reducing crime and health not happened
noble experiment had failed
Organised Crime

62
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how did a shift in pressure groups help end prohibition

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> Womens Organisation for National Prohibition Reform -> led by Pauline Sabin -> 1.5m members
crusaders
association against the prohibition ammendment -> Pierre Du Pont (general motors) leader
Republican Citizens Committee Against National Prohibition

63
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how did Business Elites help end prohibition

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> J.D.Rockerfella
given $500,000 for Anti Sloon League
NOW expressed disappoinment in groeth of speakeasies and grime and disregard for law
Pierre Du Pont for AAPA

64
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how did economic consideratiions help end prohibition

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> NY got 75% of revenue for alcohol tax
cost Gov. $11bn lost in tax
cost $300m to enforce

65
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how did political factors help end prohibition

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> washington post -> ‘man with the green hat’
George Cassidy
supplying senators and congressmen, the ones making prohibition laws, with illegal alcohol for 10 years

66
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Responce of Gov. to organised crime

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Homer Cummings, Atorney General, declared war on crime 1933

67
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FBI

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J.Edgar Hoover
1935 named FBI
> forensic lab 1932
>’G-Men’ -> hollywood idolised them

> Machine Gun Kelly- arrested 1933
John Dillinger -> shot 1934 outside cinema after escaping prison x2
Alvin Karpis from Barker Karpis Gang arrested 1936

68
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myths of organised crime

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> defeated by Eliot Ness and his Untouchables

> Dillinger, Kelly and Karpis were landmark events

69
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reality of organised crime

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> no clear victory
end of prohibiton = gangs harder to catch
Al Capone arrested for tax evasion not charged for murder by Inland Revenue Service not FBI
organised crime was still very powerful

70
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why was the fight organised crime so difficult

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> restricted money to FBI compared to gang money
bribery and corruption
Murder, robbery and host came under state law not FBI = corruption and could cross state borders

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