Gangsters of the 1920’s

List of famous Gangsters• Al Capone- arrested for murder, gambling, prostitution- spent 11

years in Alcatraz• Bugsy Siegal- known for starting Las Vegas, killed by an unknown

assailant• George Bugs Moran- prohibition and murder, was arrested and

spent 10 years in prision• John Dillinger- robbed banks, arrested several times escaped

from prison twice, killed by police trying to escape• Baby Face Nelson- robber, killed more FBI agents than any other

American, killed by FBI officers, titled Public Enemy #1• Bonny and Clyde- robbers, murder, ambushed and killed by

police, named Public Enemy #1

Flappers

Flappers

The 1920s

• The 1920s was all about changing the social and political norms of America

• Fashion changed, traditional roles of men and women began to change

• Music and dance styles changed

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