1920
This man worked in Chicago and became a large mob boss selling alcohol during prohibition
Who is Al Capone?
George Barnes( real name, looking for nickname) Known for his violent bank robberies and kidnappings, Kelly became infamous during the 1930s. His most famous crime was the kidnapping of oil tycoon Charles Urschel in 1933, which ultimately led to his capture.
Who is Machine Gun Kelly
This Mafia boss led the Gambino crime family for many years and avoided serious convictions until his death.
Who is Carlo Gambino?
This mobster fleed the country to escape indictment for tax evasion. Before leaving the U.S, he turns over his criminal operations
Who is Phillip Buccola
This Chicago Outfit boss, who allegedly had ties to the CIA, was involved in plots to assassinate Fidel Castro.
who is Sam Giancana?
The event that killed several gang memebers in Chicago
What is the St. Valentine Day Massacre
This program help crime rate go down and out people back into work from the Great Depression
What is the New Deal
This infamous criminal duo, known for robbing banks and traveling across the Midwest, was killed in a police ambush.
Who are Bonnie and Clyde?
This mobsters nickname is "Lucky". He is often regarded as the father of modern organized crime for his role in restructuring the Mafia in the U.S. into a more corporate-style, efficient enterprise.
Who is Charlie Luciano?
This mobster turned informant and testified against his Mafia associates, exposing many of the Mafia’s operations in the early 1960s.
Who is Joesph Valachi?
These places were where people can have acholic beverages during prohibition
What is a speakeasy
In Missouri, this political machine helped create Harry Truman a politician
What is the Pendergast political machine?
This group of hitmen, known as the enforcement arm of the Mafia, was responsible for carrying out murders for various crime families.
What is Murder, Inc.?
This Mafia boss led the Gambino crime family for many years and avoided serious convictions until his death.
Who is Carlo Gambino?
This assassination in 1963 shocked the world and was later linked by conspiracy theorists to organized crime.
What is the assassination of John F. Kennedy?
This Presidential scandal involved one of his cabinet members accepting bribes from private oil companies and first member in the Presidential cabinet to go to jail
What is the Teapot Dome Scandal
This place that the head of political corruption in NYC was taken down by FDR
What is Tammany Hall?
This man was accused of working alongside the Soveit Union and spied for them
Who is Alger Hiss?
"The Mad Hatter" was the head of the Murder, Inc., a group of contract killers for the Mafia. He eventually became the boss of the family (later the Gambino family) but was assassinated in 1957 as part of a power struggle within the Mafia.
Who is Albert Anastasia?
This Mafia boss of the Lucchese family was known for his low profile and efficient control over New York's organized crime activities.
Who is Tommy Lucchese?
This New York Mafia boss, who clashed with Joe Masseria during the Castellammarese War, was assassinated in 1931.
Who is Salvatore Maranzano
Nickname "Bugsy", he was a violent and ambitious gangster who played a major role in the development of organized crime on the West Coast. He was heavily involved in the establishment of illegal gambling operations
Who is Benjamin Siegel?
This criminal, nicknamed "Baby Face," was a notorious bank robber and partner of John Dillinger before his death in a shootout in 1934.
Who is George "Baby Face" Nelson?
This organized crime boss in Las Vegas controlled gambling interests in the city and was closely associated with Meyer Lansky.
Who is Moe Dalitz?
This Las Vegas casino boss and former Flamingo Hotel associate of Bugsy Siegel was kidnapped and murdered in 1967, in an unsolved case tied to mob control.
Who is Johnny Rosselli?