THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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New York
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Boston
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Chicago
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the “roaring twenties, ” Al Capone ruled an empire of crime in the Windy City: gambling, prostitution, bootlegging, bribery, narcotics trafficking, robbery, “protection” rackets, and murder.
Detailed explanation-2: -Move to Chicago In 1919, Capone left New York City for Chicago at the invitation of Torrio, who was imported by crime boss James “Big Jim” Colosimo as an enforcer. Capone began in Chicago as a bouncer in a brothel, where is thought the most likely way for him to have contracted syphilis.
Detailed explanation-3: -Neighborhood Spotlight: Al Capone In the 1920s, one of the most infamous gangsters in America brought his crime syndicate to Cicero. Al Capone used the suburb as his headquarters. The son of Italian immigrants, Capone was born in New York.