Mobsters

AL Capone quote:

• Prohibition has made nothing but trouble. Al Capone

This American system of ours, call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you will, gives each and every one of us a great opportunity if we only seize it with both hands and make the most of it. Al Capone Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/al_capone.html#ixzz1FMbxqUKX

Famous gangsters in the 1920’s

• Al Capone• Baby Face Nelson• John Dillinger (mostly • Lucky Luciano• Three Finger Brown• Dutch Schultz• Legs Diamond

Al Capone

• Al Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York• He was born on January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947• He was known as “King of Chicago”• He was known for using prostitution, smuggling, and

bootlegging• He is also known for committing the Saint Valentines

Day Massacre, which greatly decreased• Capone later went to many federal prisons, including

Alcatraz.

Dutch Schultz

• Schultz was born on August 6, 1902 – October 23, 1935

• Schultz died because the Government ordered his Assassination in 1935.

• He was known for bootlegging and numbers racketing

• He was abandoned by his dad when he was 14• He was a Jewish immigrant

Baby Face Nelson

• Baby Face Nelson was born on December 6, 1908– November 27, 1934

• He was famous for partnering with famous John Dillinger to escape from prison

• They became Public Enemy number 1• He died after shooting FBI agents at the Battle

of Barrington

Popular crimes

• Bootlegging• Prostitution• Exxesive violence• Rape• Bank Robberies

Bootlegging

• This was the main crime of gangsters during the 1920’s

• “When I sell liquor, it's called bootlegging; when my patrons serve it on Lake Shore Drive, it's called hospitality”. - Al Capone www.brainyquote.com

• Al Capone was caught and investigated for his selling of liquor, which led to the government finding out about the other crimes

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