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Mobsters in the 1920s
By Nessarose and Sarah
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Organized Crime in the 1920s
• Organized crime is defined as organizations that collaborate to make profit through illegal business enterprises using illegal business tactics
• EX: Violence employed to secure a monopoly in a certain industry
• Organized crime rose enormously in the 1920s
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Famous Mobster from the 1920s AL CAPONE!
• Al Capone was the crime boss of the Mafia in the 1920s
• Popular public figure by selling alcohol during prohibition
• Finely caught in 1931 by the U.S. department of justice due to tax evasion
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Factors Leading to Rise of Organized Crime
Machine Politics Early Ethnic Gangs
Ghettos
Urbanization Immigration
Industrial Revolution
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Industrial Revolution
• The 1920s experienced an economic boom after WWI
• New technologies lead to the mass production of many products in urban factories
• For example, the manufacturing of automobile was revolutionized by Henry Ford, making cars available to many people
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Urbanization
• In the 1920s the urban population increased as people were moving to the cities to find work in the new industry
• The government supported policy that benefited urban businesses but hurt farmers
• Between 1920-1930 urban population increased by 14,797 while rural population only increased by 2,267
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Immigration
• During the early 1900s there was an enormous amount of immigration into the United States
• During the 1920s efforts were made to lessen the flow of immigration
• The Immigration Act of 1924 put a limit on the numbers of immigrants allowed to enter
• However, immigrant populations were already established in cities
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Ghettos
• Ghettos and slums were created to house all the new factory workers
• Migrant and Immigrants were forced to live in these urban ghettos and were separated by ethnic group
• Many conservative (native born) American despised the culture and traditions of these new immigrants
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Ethnic Gangs and Machine Politics
• In these urban ghettos, small gangs formed between ethnic groups and families.
• Street gang leaders were employed by politicians to secure votes through campaigning and violence
• Machine politicians used these corrupt methods to win elections
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THE PROHIBITION
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The Prohibition
• The 18th amendment, which banned the sale, transportation, and production of alcohol, sparked an colossal increase in organized crime
• Suddenly gangs could provide a service, alcohol, that made them extremely popular in their communities
• Many mobsters, such as Al Capone, became admired celebrities to some people
• “If I break the law, my customers… some of the best people in Chicago, are a guilty as me”
~Al Capone
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21st amendment
• The 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment
• This amendment took a toll on organized crime, minimizing the finances and popularity of mobs
• Organized crime did not disappear, but it did shrink and change
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Works Cited• 1. "Prohibition." American History. 2008. ABC-CLIO. 22 Oct. 2008 <http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com>.• Summary of prohibition • 2. "organized crime." American History. 2008. ABC-CLIO. 22 Oct. 2008 <http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com>.• Summary of historical organized crime and definition • 3. "Al Capone." American History. 2008. ABC-CLIO. 22 Oct. 2008 <http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com>.• Summary of Al Capone and his role as a gang leader • 4. "Eighteenth Amendment." American History. 2008. ABC-CLIO. 22 Oct. 2008 <http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com>.• Primary source copy of the 18th amendment prohibiting alcohol usage, sale ect • 5. "crime." American History. 2008. ABC-CLIO. 22 Oct. 2008 <http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com>.• Contained a sections on the rising crime in the 1920 because of urbanization• 6. "Federal Bureau of Investigation." American History. 2008. ABC-CLIO. 22 Oct. 2008 <http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com>.• Summary about how the FBI grew in the 1920s in response to crime rise • 7. "Population, Urban and Rural, 1790-2000." American History. 2008. ABC-CLIO. 22 Oct. 2008 <http://www.americanhistory.abc-
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>.• 11. “Organized Crime”. Era of Play: 27 April. 2005. Stevenson University. 23 October. 2008. http://www3.vjc.edu/academics/faculty/f-
gianna/art321/students/section_02/rebecca/homepage.htm• 12. Rood, Karen L. Bruccoli, Matthew J. Layman, Richard. American Decades; 1920-1929. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc, 1996.
• Music: “Begin the Benguine” Artie Shaw
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Works Cited (Images)
• Chicago Historical Society. "Jury Convicts Capine." Photo Gallery.27 oct 2008www.chicagohs.org/history/ capone/photos12.html (slide 1)
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