Began to immigrate to the United States

The rise of Italian family mafia in the United States originated in the 1920s. Due to the economic crisis, a large number of unemployed Irish and Italian poor immigrated to the United States, and the United States introduced an absurd ban. This ban is a symbol of the rise of American gangs. Before prohibition, gangs were just gangsters who stole and kidnapped. After the ban, the clanization and industrialization of gangs were directly related to politics and economy. Prohibition prohibits the public from drinking and selling alcohol. At this time, the only place to buy wine is the black market, and a large number of politicians, police, officials and other social ruling classes have a great demand for wine. From here on, the mafia set foot in politics and economy, colluded with politicians, corrupt policemen and capitalists, and quickly gathered a lot of wealth by selling wine. After prohibition was abolished, the Italian mafia was deeply rooted. Pagrino of GTA4 is a typical Italian mafia.

By the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union were fighting for hegemony, and the American people were living in the shadow of nuclear war. The local hot war promoted the rise of pacifism and triggered a strong social and cultural change. Hippies, drug addicts, rock music, promiscuity, wildness and other representatives rebelled against the mainstream value system, which was supported by young people. The Lost and Cursed Wildcat of EFLC is a typical American wildcat.

After the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union disintegrated, the Warsaw Pact was dissolved, the huge socialist economic system was shattered, and a large number of people's undertakings in former socialist countries, coupled with the influence of long-term political propaganda in the West, set off a new wave of Russian immigrants in Eastern Europe. The United States flooded into Slavs, the Slavs' brave spirit and the ruthlessness under the long-term production system, and the disintegration of the Soviet Union led to a large number of arms outflows. The Russian mafia gradually seized the territory of the former Italian family in the 1990s. The original Italian mafia was still a gentleman. The Russian chauvinism and savage nature made the Italians lose ground in front of the Russian mafia. The Russians even used armored vehicles to transport drugs! In GTA4, Dimitri and Vlastin are typical Russian mafia.

But Italians also have a saying, don't mess with Russians, but don't mess with Albanians. After all, Russia, as an old empire in Europe, has a relatively high level of cultivation and education, while Eastern European countries, especially those bordering Europe and Asia, are extremely backward in economy, but they have fully maintained the Slavs' martial spirit, while GTA4 has little description of Albanians. GTA4 began to urge Roman's gang to become a typical Albanian gang.

Finally, China gangsters and triads have a long-standing reputation. After the industrial revolution, western capitalist countries, especially the United States in the westward movement, urgently needed a large number of cheap labor. It is not enough to rely solely on European immigrants. In addition, Europe generally does not do coolies except Irish people. After China was defeated in the Opium War and opened its doors to the outside world, the United States absorbed a large number of young and middle-aged laborers from China, where labor was abundant, through official procedures. The official document is called contract Chinese laborers, commonly known as pig laborers, which means loading people on cargo ships like pigs and transporting them to the United States as coolies. So a large number of Chinese flooded into the United States, and Chinese made great contributions to the initial construction of the United States. The customs of gangs in Guangdong and other places were also introduced into the United States. There seems to be no China gangster in GTA4, but Woods in South Africa is a typical China gangster.