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6 Cards in this Set
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St. Valentines Day Massacre
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- 1924
- capones men executed 7 members of the O'Banion gang - brought an end to the beer wars |
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Mike McDonald
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- early gang member
- had previously managed the city's vice empire in the post-civil war years - of anglo-american heritage |
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Bootleggers
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- toughest gangsters in the city
- sold alcohol for expensive cost |
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21st Ammendment
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repealed prohibiton (1933)
*crime still did not disappear because of it |
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William Dever
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- Chicago's mayor from 1923-1927
- declared war on gangsters (unsuccessful) - turned corrupt city around - very hard on prohibition - runs against thompson... loses |
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18th ammendment
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- prohibition put into effect
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