USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who had a multi-million dollar operation in Chicago?
A
Pretty Boy Floyd
B
John Dillinger
C
Al Capone
D
Babyface Nelson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Born in 1899 in Brooklyn, New York, to poor immigrant parents, Al Capone went on to become the most infamous gangster in American history. In 1920 during the height of Prohibition, Capone’s multi-million dollar Chicago operation in bootlegging, prostitution and gambling dominated the organized crime scene.

Detailed explanation-2: -Capone was sent to Chicago and helped Torrio rid the city of their underworld competition. After Torrio retired, Capone became Chicago’s de facto crime czar, running gambling, prostitution, and bootlegging rackets and expanding his territories by gunning down rivals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Despite what Capone might suggest, Al Capone only had one descendant: his son Albert Francis “Sonny” Capone Jr. Al Capone’s only son was born on December 4, 1918, just a few weeks before Al and Mae got married. Many other people claimed to be Al Capone’s descendants, but Sonny is the only legitimate heir.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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.

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