Rise and Fall of the Italian Mafia in the US

The Rise and Fall of the Italian Mafia in the U.S. The Italian mafia was originally formed in the year 1282 as a terrorist and freedom fighter group. It was a secret society to unite the native Sicilian people so that they could evade the attacks of the French and the Arabs. In fact, one of several contrived meanings of the word mafia is “Morte Alla Française Italia Annella”, which means “Death to France …

…was tha main provider. This was still an illegal operation, but the people were happy that they had liquor. The “contributions” of the mafia to the U.S also include narcotics, bootlegging, and the memory of the St. Valentines Day Massacre, one of the saddest and bloodiest days in history. Overall, the mafia has had a huge impact on America over the past 100 years and they will continue to impact America for years to come.