Mafia + Gangsters

Al Capone was one of the most famous gangsters of the 1920's. He was the leader in the mafia during prohibition that illegally sold alcohol. Not only was he this leader, but he was also seen as the single greatest symbol of the collapse of law and order in the United States during the 1920s Prohibition era itself.. for several reasons, one of which being that he bribed the police to keep his crimes safe from exposure. Al Capone quit school when he was young, started work early and his life of this crime was soon to follow.

The crimes that went on were all for simple reasons- money and power.

Mobsters in this time period were very dangerous. Gang violence would provoke from certain gangs doing their business in other gangs' territories. These mobsters always had brutal ways of showing disapproval, including murderous methods. The prohibition during the 1920's is what sparked all this up, so crime rates and mobsters went through the roof.


Information found from ( http://prohibition.osu.edu/content/why_prohibition.cfm ) and ( http://www.chicagohs.org/history/capone.html )