The mob/mafia in the 1920's

The Mob/Mafia in the 1920’s The Mafia, a secret criminal organization that retains great economic and political control in society, dates back to Sicily’s middle ages. In the late nineteenth century many immigrants from Sicily flourished to the United States, thus beginning the Mafia’s influence in many of its major cities. Members of the organized crime groups were required to take an initiation oath that included five basic principles, upon which the …showed first 75 words of 570 total…

…showed last 75 words of 570 total…for its crime and violence. Al Capone of Chicago was probably the era’s most famous bootlegger. The violence reached its peak in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre of 1929. Four gang members, disguised as police officers, shot down seven members of a rival gang. Still, the gangsters found their highest profits from attaining economies of scale and engaging in complex mergers and takeovers. The underworld still used real guns to eliminate competition. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**