Research Paper
Shaw 1
Taylor Shaw
English 21 B
23 May 2012
Mafia Set in Stone Prohibition was merely an experiment that Prohibitionist had high hopes for, the idea was now that society, no longer had alcohol beverages to spend their money on, their finances would go to other things like dairy products, modern appliances, life Insurance, savings, and education. This noble idea went all but ignored by the American citizen; creating a Golden Age that was filled with illegal activity. There was gambling, switch of additive narcotics, and lots of alcohol. As Carla Due mentioned, a farmer who lived in the United States during the Prohibition era, “It made it more exciting to do something you weren’t supposed to do.” (Meredith)In the end, the 18th Amendment only created a new type of night life that was taken full advantage of by some Italian immigrants. The American-Italian mafia was created by Italian immigrants that once belonged to the Sicilian Mafiosi. It wasn’t until the mid-19th century that Mafiosi member began to escape from Sicily, Italy. The American-Italian mafia was a well-organized operation that became famous for their involvement in illegal manufacture and trade of alcoholic beverages during the Prohibition era in the 1920s. The Roaring Twenties and early 1930’s were created by the high profit rate throughout cities like Atlantic City and New York City. There was a low risk in the business of illegal trafficking of alcohol. This created opportunities for gangsters and mob bosses like Al Capone. Alcohol trafficking and gambling were two big jobs that the Mafia made profit from during the 1920s.(Prohibition 2000) They were able to ship their products into the area from European alcohol ship dealers. They would stop right outside
Shaw 2 the States borders and then the mafia were able to use Canada’s safe borders to smuggle liquor into the states. Some cities were a little more cautious when it came to dealing with the cops, while others took pride in their
Taylor Shaw
English 21 B
23 May 2012
Mafia Set in Stone Prohibition was merely an experiment that Prohibitionist had high hopes for, the idea was now that society, no longer had alcohol beverages to spend their money on, their finances would go to other things like dairy products, modern appliances, life Insurance, savings, and education. This noble idea went all but ignored by the American citizen; creating a Golden Age that was filled with illegal activity. There was gambling, switch of additive narcotics, and lots of alcohol. As Carla Due mentioned, a farmer who lived in the United States during the Prohibition era, “It made it more exciting to do something you weren’t supposed to do.” (Meredith)In the end, the 18th Amendment only created a new type of night life that was taken full advantage of by some Italian immigrants. The American-Italian mafia was created by Italian immigrants that once belonged to the Sicilian Mafiosi. It wasn’t until the mid-19th century that Mafiosi member began to escape from Sicily, Italy. The American-Italian mafia was a well-organized operation that became famous for their involvement in illegal manufacture and trade of alcoholic beverages during the Prohibition era in the 1920s. The Roaring Twenties and early 1930’s were created by the high profit rate throughout cities like Atlantic City and New York City. There was a low risk in the business of illegal trafficking of alcohol. This created opportunities for gangsters and mob bosses like Al Capone. Alcohol trafficking and gambling were two big jobs that the Mafia made profit from during the 1920s.(Prohibition 2000) They were able to ship their products into the area from European alcohol ship dealers. They would stop right outside
Shaw 2 the States borders and then the mafia were able to use Canada’s safe borders to smuggle liquor into the states. Some cities were a little more cautious when it came to dealing with the cops, while others took pride in their