Prohibition in the United States

committing two murders, he had two options; to either leave New York or risk being killed. When Al Capone first moved to Chicago, he worked for crime boss “Big Jim” Colosimo. Although this didn’t last long, as Colosimo was killed because he saw the Prohibition coming and yet did nothing about it. He…

went against Prohibition laws and made most of his fortune by selling alcohol illegally. Al Capone, a vicious street gangster in Chicago, was charged with tax evasion since the FBI could not press murder charges on him. Alphonse Gabriel “Al” Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York on 17 January 1899 (Nix). He was born to Italian immigrants Gabriele Capone and Teresina Capone. Both of his parents were born in a town called Angri, Italy. His parents moved to the United States and his…

America has been the symbol of freedom for quite some time now, so it’s no real surprise that this is the country that many immigrants flocked to in search of better economic opportunities. However, that wasn’t exactly everyone’s main objective. By 1910 there were over 500,000 Italian immigrants and first-generation Italian Americans in New York City alone. Most were law-abiding citizens but there were quite a few bad apples who had escaped from the wrath of Benito Mussolini. To Mussolini, the…

The Roaring 20’s The 1920’s in the United States were a decade of prosperity. Known as the Roaring 20’s or the Jazz Age, the U.S. was booming economically and evolving socially. The economy became the strongest in the world and social and cultural dynamism was on the rise. With the beginnings of mass culture, celebrities, songs, dances, and clothing turned the 20 's into a decade of fads. And with the end of World War 1 in 1918, life seemed to be turning into a never-ending upswing. Of…

Despite the 1920s being known as one of the greatest eras of all time due to its luxurious lifestyles and inordinate parties that seemed to start when the sun disappeared and didn't end until the sun once more appeared again, nevertheless, the 1920s was also a time where corruption in government, gang violence and crimes against U.S. law an insurmountable rise that had its disastrous consequences. At the time, President Warren G. Harding was a president that was adored by many, but shortly after…

force entered the city and overthrew the reigning monarchs. During the twenties, Prohibition was instituted; the ban of alcohol and subsequent demand for underground acquisition of it drove the United States’s economy to such an extent that those who dealt it became extremely rich (Broughton). Atlantic City was no exception to this effect; in fact, quite the contrary, Atlantic City began to flourish because of Prohibition, and the men leading bootlegging operations started gaining unprecedented…

The Journey In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald is saying people shouldn’t be afraid to achieve or try to succeed what they want to accomplish in life because no matter how someone’s past or present is(was), their dreams can very well be possible if they have the courage to pursue them. This became my interpretation of this novel because of everything a major character(Jay Gatsby) had to endure in order to become and obtain what he wanted(wealth and Daisy). On his journey, Jay does…

During the 1920s prohibition was at its peak. Many bootleggers took advantage of the alcoholics and partiers by selling them liquor; a bootlegger is someone who distributes alcohol illegally. Jay Gatsby, the main character in The Great Gatsby, was a poor farm boy from South Dakota and according to his father he was destined to get rich. How Jay got rich is mystery throughout the book due to the fact that a countless amount of rumors were said about him such as, he was a German spy, he killed a…

Since the beginning of the United States, alcohol has been apart of the US and it’s culture. During the colonial times of America people drank alcohol on a regular basis, but the colonists strong social views on drunkenness stopped many from drinking over moderation. The first controversy with alcohol and the US occurred after the Revolutionary War and was referred to as the Whiskey Rebellion. This rebellion was led by farmers who produced liquor who felt the taxing of alcohol was unfair.…

Purple Gang, the The Purple Gang was a loosely-bound Jewish criminal gang in prohibition-era Detroit, MI. It began as a group of children of Eastern European immigrants from Detroit’s lower east side who were taken under the wing by mobsters. As the children grew up, they progressed from petty crimes to armed robbery and extortion. After The Damon Act of 1916 prohibited the sale of alcohol in Michigan, the burgeoning Purple Gang focused on hijacking shipments of bootlegged Canadian whisky; when…