History
What Island did the Mafia originate from?
Sicily
"Family"
The indivual gangs in the Mafia
What the did your heritage did you have to be to be allowed in?
Full blood Itlaimns
What was their preferred weapon of choice?
A firearm
This mobster ordered the killing of Angelo Bruno
Antonio Caponigro
What was the originally purpose of the Mafia?
"Made man"
A person who has been officially inducted into a Maifa family
What does an inductee have to become?
"man of honor"
What was the explosive item they used?
A Molotov Cocktail
You would always see him in a Fedora?
Joe Adonis
In what century did Italians move to America?
19th Century
"Wise guy"
Someone involved with the Mafia
The ceremony itself is what?
A dinner or meeting
What were the basic weapons they used?
Knives, rope, baseball bats
He was once a boxer but then turned into a mobster
Ronnie Kray
Why did the Italians move to America?
To escape the tyrannical rule of Mussolini
"Capo"
The capo was originally the head of a family in Sicily. Now, the capo is more like a lieutenant who serves the family boss
What does the Mafia's ritual consist of?
a oath,blood and an agreement that they must follow all of the Mafia's orders
When would they use a Molotov cocktail?
They would use it when they would throw it through a window or a car
Meyer Lansky
What term was used for Mafia in Italian
"Mafioso"
"La Cosa Nostra"
American Mafioso but it differenties them from "old world" mobsters
When and where was the first account of the ceremony?
1877 in Sicily
What was their most infamous weapon?
The Thompson 1928
This mobster was famous in Chicago during the Prohibition era
Al Capone