Organized Crime 1920's by Thinh Ho

Prohibition

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Ratification of the 18th amendment,

Prohibition led to organized crime because

they saw it as a golden oppurtunity to make

a profit.

Al Capone

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One of the known name of underground world for making money out of illegal activity. Al's gang were selling alcohol while it was not legal to drink liquor.

Alcohol

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Not much of industries were allow to make liquor, gangs took over the business and made money from bootleggers.
But the quality were not check, many people got sick from drinking and an amount of them pass away.

Mobsters, AKA Mafia

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The way mobsters worked in the U.S.

changed in the 1920's with the Ratification

of the 18th amendment outlawing alcohol.

This gave mobsters a source of income and

made the mob gangs a powerful criminal

syndicate today

St. Valentine's Day Massacre

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Struggles between Al Capone's and Bugs Moran gang led to the deaths of six mobsters and a mechanic in a horrific slaughter

Thompson gun, AKA the tommy gun

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Invented in 1920 by John Thompson, weapon of choice

for mobsters in the 1920's.

Bugs Moran

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A leader of the North Side gang and

a enemy against Al Capone's gang. Sold

alcohol to make a profit and clashed many

times. His men were the one's slaughtered

in the St. Valentines Day Massacre.

John Dillinger

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was a successful bank robber

who pulled off many heists.

Died by multiple shot wounds

trying to escape law enforcement