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How did Al Capone control the bootlegging of alcohol in Chicago in the 1920s?

A. He bought all the stock to the companies selling alcohol.
B. He used violence to eliminate any competition from selling alcohol in Chicago.
C. The government appointed him to a position in alcohol, firearms, and Tobacco Agency.
D. He burned down all the rival distilleries so he could have a monopoly.

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D, he had created a monopoly for himself
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B is correct on Acellus!

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