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    bought for nine cents‚ and riches were amassed by selling liquor illegally. Prohibition‚ the ban on the production and distribution of alcohol‚ was passed as part of the temperance movement in 1919. This made way for illegal sale of alcohol and speakeasies. People became increasingly more rebellious and were just looking for a good time. However‚ Germany was still reeling from the loss of WWI. This allowed many to attempt to gain support and rise to power. During 1925‚ two very different books were

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    Capone also sold alcohol illegally to speakeasies. Capone was born in 1899. He quit school when he was done with sixth grade and became a big part in a notorious street gang. Johnny Torrio‚ the leader of the gang that Capone had joined as just a 13 year old boy‚ among the other members was Lucky

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    Organized crime has been involved in legitimate and illegal business ventures since its beginning. In the early days‚ organized crime was involved in Prohibition by selling liquor illegally and running underground drinking establishments‚ known as speakeasies. As Prohibition ended‚ members of organized crime became involved in activities such as bookmaking‚ loan-sharking‚ gambling‚ stock frauds‚ sex‚ and more. Though certain laws have been passed to help control these activities‚ such as the Racketeer

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    the price of liquor‚ once it became illegal‚ shot way up in the period immediately following Prohibition‚ it soon fell dramatically. The Anti-Saloon League founded in 1893 and its allies had shut down the saloon‚ only to have it replaced by the “speakeasy.”Organized crime syndicates used profits from illegal liquor to corrupt police‚ resulting in non-enforcement of Prohibition (and other) laws in some cases and selective enforcement in others. The public was appalled. Add to this the feeling that

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    My report is on how the first world war effected the American people‚ and how the war helped shape the country we know today. The war started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were touring the city of Sarajevo in the newly acquired country of Serbia. The Serbian Nationalistic group the "Black Hand" plotted to assainate him‚ so‚ Gavrillo Princip shot Franz Ferdinand in June of 1914. Anyway this led to a big conflict in Europe‚ and all the major powers took their sides. This

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    matter of minutes and left a bloody scene. The setting took place in an unheated brick garage at 2122 North Clark Street‚ Chicago. The headquarters belonged to a popular gangster‚ “George “Bugs” Moran. Gangsters found fame and fortune through speakeasies‚ breweries‚ brothels‚ and gambling joints. Many were so powerful‚ such as Moran and Capone that they were able to bribe many local official’s Al Capone and George Moran split the city of Chicago into two gangs. They fought for power‚ prestige‚ and

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    Valentine’s Day Massacre‚ it was nicknamed "Capone’s Castle". The organized corruption included the bribing of Chicago Mayor William "Big Bill" Hale Thompson‚ and Capone’s gang operated largely free from legal intrusion. He operated casinos and speakeasies throughout the city. With his wealth‚ he indulged

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    Mobsters of the 1920’s During the early 1920’s large groups of italian immigrants came to america. They started off as a couple of thousand but as word spread out about jobs more came. A couple thousand later became couple of hundreds of thousands. Most of them derived from Italy; as they did not have a stable economy‚they came for a search of a better life. Government was overuleing as well and italians were not pleased with how their country

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    During the late 1920’s‚ life for Americans was about to take a downward spiral. The time period‚ known as the “Roaring Twenties”‚ a period exemplified by consumption and new ideas‚ was beginning to come to a close‚ following a decade characterized by drought‚ decline‚ and devastation‚ affectionately referred to as the “Great Depression”. In 1929‚ the unemployment rate was at 3.2%; by 1933‚ the unemployment rate was at 25%. President Hoover was blamed by many Americans for the Depression‚ whom they

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    Nikaya Glidden Mr. Lang English 12 1/10/13 Fashion Research Fashion is and expression of the spirit of the time and often a reaction to what proceeded it. Apparel manufacturing and trend setting was long before the european colonization of North America. When English settlers came to America they brought their trends with them and continued to import manufactured textiles for several generations. Native American clothing included moccasins‚ deer skin‚ fur parkas‚ head dresses and

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