USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Leader of a special Federal task force labeled the “Untouchables”. His job was to capture and convict Al Capone and other high profile gangsters.
A
Elliot Ness
B
Al Capone
C
Henry Ford
D
Charles Lindbergh
E
Assembly Line
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Eliot Ness assembled a team of Prohibition enforcement personnel known as The Untouchables to combat the activities of gangster Al Capone. Ness’s career in law enforcement ended in 1944.

Detailed explanation-2: -Eliot Ness, (born April 19, 1903, Chicago-died May 7, 1957), American crime fighter, head of a nine-man team of law officers called the “Untouchables, ” who opposed Al Capone’s underworld network in Chicago.

Detailed explanation-3: -Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone and enforce Prohibition in Chicago. He was the leader of a team of law enforcement agents, nicknamed The Untouchables.

Detailed explanation-4: -Frank Nitti, original name Francesco Raffele Nitto, byname The Enforcer, (born 1896?, Naples, Italy-died March 19, 1943, North Riverside, Ill., U.S.), American gangster in Chicago who was Al Capone’s chief enforcer and inherited Capone’s criminal empire when Capone went to prison in 1931.

Detailed explanation-5: -(Editor’s Note: Eliot Ness is well-known for being an integral part of taking down notorious gangster Al Capone back in the Prohibition era, as well as for his work reforming law enforcement and tackling crime while in Cleveland.

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