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Which statement is false when it came to prohibition?

A. crime rate began to go down during prohibition
B. bootlegging became a big business during prohibition
C. gangsters such as Al Capone become big during prohibition
D. alcohol was illegal to drink/sell during the 1920's

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A.) all of the others are true, the crime rate actually went up due to bootleggers and speak easies and others who illegal made and sold alcohol
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