When one looks back to the 1920s a glimpse of its reality could be related to, The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The vivid colors, cravings for wealth, and extravagant parties all romanticized in the novel. Whatever it is People were looking to celebrate since WWI had just ended in 1918. People at the time wanted to treasure the importance of each and every day and wanted to live life to the fullest. The roaring twenties are remembered as a time of great technological advancements, flappers, and the birth of a new culture. The decade grew to be known as the roaring 20’s and the Jazz age. Although the people saw the 1920’s very romanticize. No one noticed the dark side of the roaring days that conceited in troubling trends and
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Prohibition was particularly disliked in urban areas with large numbers of immigrants. Therefore, gangs and mobsters used the opportunity of making huge profits by selling alcoholic beverages to people who are thirsty enough to break the law. The greatest criminal known for his crimes and bootlegging skills is Al Capone refers to himself as, “I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand”, his view toward bootlegging was simply as a business. He was the most successful bootlegger by 1929. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and known to be the most famous American gangster, who took over organized crime in Chicago when prohibition had began. He was part of the American Mafia, which was an Italian –American organized crime network that rose to power due to the prohibition era thanks to Al Capone. The Mafia was only able to flourish with the increase of Italian immigration in the late 19th century in search of a better economic life. There were so many people migrating that one tenth of New York City alone was made up Italian immigrants. This large amount of migration brought good and bad souls. The bad souls created neighborhood gangs that later transformed into the American Mafia with a hierarchy headed by a boss and even rituals to prove one's loyalty. The Boss was Al Capone in this case, and mastered his role by being a criminal under cover and helping the community in the daytime. For example, Al Capone was responsible for many murders as he shut down many rivals and rival gangs during the prohibition era. He was known to cultivate good public relations by donating money to charity, and opening soup kitchens during the depression this gave him a good sense of reputation with people. Therefore it was hard to imagine that his estimated wealth of all illegal work was close to $100
Prohibition was particularly disliked in urban areas with large numbers of immigrants. Therefore, gangs and mobsters used the opportunity of making huge profits by selling alcoholic beverages to people who are thirsty enough to break the law. The greatest criminal known for his crimes and bootlegging skills is Al Capone refers to himself as, “I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand”, his view toward bootlegging was simply as a business. He was the most successful bootlegger by 1929. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and known to be the most famous American gangster, who took over organized crime in Chicago when prohibition had began. He was part of the American Mafia, which was an Italian –American organized crime network that rose to power due to the prohibition era thanks to Al Capone. The Mafia was only able to flourish with the increase of Italian immigration in the late 19th century in search of a better economic life. There were so many people migrating that one tenth of New York City alone was made up Italian immigrants. This large amount of migration brought good and bad souls. The bad souls created neighborhood gangs that later transformed into the American Mafia with a hierarchy headed by a boss and even rituals to prove one's loyalty. The Boss was Al Capone in this case, and mastered his role by being a criminal under cover and helping the community in the daytime. For example, Al Capone was responsible for many murders as he shut down many rivals and rival gangs during the prohibition era. He was known to cultivate good public relations by donating money to charity, and opening soup kitchens during the depression this gave him a good sense of reputation with people. Therefore it was hard to imagine that his estimated wealth of all illegal work was close to $100