THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S
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Luigi Luciani
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Chucky “Baby Cakes” Malone
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Al Capone
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Capone was one of the most feared figures in organized crime during the Prohibition Era, when the sale or production of alcohol was banned in the United States. He was the boss of the Chicago Outfit, a 1920s gang that beat out rivals in bootlegging and racketeering with increasingly brutal methods.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Rum-Running and Speakeasies Organized crime in the 1920s was characterized by bootlegging and rum-running. Gangsters became experts in bootlegging, or producing and selling alcohol illegally. Rum-running is like bootlegging, but refers to the illegal transport of alcohol via waterways.