Exam 6: The Mafia: Facts and Myths

Who was Daniel Bell, and what did he do?

What was Joseph Bonanno's account of this event in 1983?

What event helped to solidify and organized organize crime groups in the United States?

What were the two subjects that Valachi testified to?

How did Gaia Servadio conduct her investigation, and what did she find?

How did Henner Hess conduct his study, and what did he find?

Who was Estes Kefauver and what did he do?

What is the mafia?

Why has the organization of the mafia in Sicily taken on newfound important in recent years?

What is the evidence regarding the number of criminals among Italian immigrants around the turn of the century?

What discrepancies arise when comparing the testimony regarding the Cosa Nostra among Valachi in 1963, Fratianno in 1980, and the FBI in 1980?

Has the target of organized crime prosecutions changed in recent years?

Why is a view of organized crime as an alien conspiracy much easier for the public and government officials to accept?

What investigation was conducted by Pino Arlacchi, and what did he find?

How did organized crime groups become more sophisticated during the Prohibition era?

Why were the gangsters of the 1920s not connected with the idea of mafia?

Who was Tommaso Buscetta, and what did he say about the structure of organized crime?

How did Anton Blok conduct his study, and what did he find?

What was the Apalachin Incident?