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    Al Capone, The Big Fella

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    Al Capone‚ the Big Fella‚ was named one of the most notorious gangsters of all time. Capone was a bootlegger during the Prohibition Era in the Roaring Twenties. Capone prospered off the prohibition of alcohol. Throughout his life as a gangster he moved up in ranks and led himself to the top of the bootlegging industry. If there never was a prohibition‚ he would have never been as known as he is today. Capone was born into a family of Italian Immigrants on January 17‚ 1899 in Brooklyn‚ New York

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    America is forever shaped by the many generations who strive for a greater good. Sometimes the methods used to excel are in direct contrast to good. Many different influential people seek change for the country and are willing to do anything necessary in order to obtain his or her desired goal. The 1920’s‚ commonly referred to as the “Roaring Twenties”‚ were a period of time in which America thrived. Citizens were motivated by the search for both political and social change. This unique period

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    Prohibition was not a noble experiment. Though well-intentioned‚ it was badly applied‚ and had many negative consequences. People suffered in many ways due to its unforeseen effects- people lost their jobs‚ lost money‚ and many even died of alcohol poisoning from tainted products sold on the black market. Prohibition also overcrowded jails and clogged up our justice system with nonviolent offenders- ensuring that violent criminals’ cases wouldn’t be processed with the proper attention to detail and

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    Chapter 23 I.Ds APUSH

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    Henry Ford and Fordism- (Page 486) Fordism is the system of standardized mass production attributed to Henry Ford‚ principles based on assembly-line techniques‚ scientific management‚ mass consumption based on higher wages‚ and sophisticated advertising techniques McNary-Haugen Bill- (Page 489) it sought to keep agricultural prices high by having the government buy surpluses to sell abroad‚ vetoed twice by Coolidge. In his 1927 veto he warned against the tyranny of bureaucratic regulation and control

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    Culture of America during the 1920’s During the 1920’s‚ also known as the “Roaring Twenties‚” was a period of time of prosperity and optimism. It was when America created its own culture. The Americans decided to create their own culture out of the influence of European nations after World War I. This newly created culture included movies‚ sports‚ and leisure activities which became widely popular. As this culture increased its popularity‚ so did this sense of rebellion among the people. After

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    Food and Beverage

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    BEVERAGE SERVICE INDUSTRY Objectives: * Define what beverage service industry is; * Trace the development of beverage service industry from the taverns to today’s beverage service establishments; * Compare and contrast the types of today’s beverage service establishments. Definition Beverage Service Industry- is an industry comprising of establishments or businesses that offer primarily beverages‚ foods and sometimes entertainment and other services. Bars- are establishments or businesses

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    Jazz Music Developed in about 1900‚ Jazz music has been an influence in many artist’s work‚ from painting to other forms of music. Jazz is an American music form that was developed from African-American work songs. Jazz music was developed about 1900 by black Americans. It possesses an identifiable history and describable stylistic evolution. European classical music‚ American blues‚ and South American songs and rhythms came together to form what became known as jazz. Jazz has borrowed from black

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    Flappers: Girls Gone Wild

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    Flappers: Girls Gone Wild Up until the early 1900s the pace of change in American lifestyles had been relatively slow with most people experiencing a similar lifestyle to what their past generations had also followed. The rate of change started to accelerate in the early 1900s as new influences had an effect that reached even the furtherest parts of the country. This had the effect of creating a new country-wide culture in the early twentieth century. The movies‚ radio shows‚ sophisticated advertising

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    the rise of bootleggers

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    Alcohol hasn’t always been so easy to get. You couldn’t always just walk into a liquor store and buy your favorite brew. People have been making their own alcohol for generations and generations. This all started when prohibition ended the legal sale of alcohol‚ this meant if you wanted your liquor fix you would have to start making it yourself‚ or rely on buying it from others illegally. This is where bootlegging came in to play. Bootlegging was goods illegally sold and distributed‚ without proper

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    Alphonse Capone was the most infamous mobster in the 1920s. He was “like any other man. ‘All I do is supply a demand’” (brainyquote.com ). During the prohibition era‚ Capone was the boss and co-founder of the Chicago Outfit. Although he is known for the horrific things he was involved in‚ his childhood was not all that amazing either. He was born in Brooklyn‚ New York in 1899. Capone and his family were hoping for a better life when they moved to America. He eventually stopped going to school after

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