The Prohibition era in America was a tough time. This was the era that gangsters became famous. In the 1920s, the 18th amendment was passed to ban the use or consumption of alcohol. Alcohol was no longer to be sold or manufactured. This amendment was signed in the 1920s when women wanted their husbands home and Christians wanted to stop the sinning of alcohol consumption. This amendment led to gangs being formed which led to the outbreak of major crimes. Each city had its own major gang. One of the biggest and most infamous gangs known was the gang in Chicago led by Al Capone.
Johnny Torrio was the gang leader in Chicago. Al Capone was working for him. Torrio would send Capone to do his dirty work which would include scaring Torrios rivals so that they would leave their territory so that he would take over. Capone would also be the one who would bargain Torrios alcohol and sell it to consumers. Capone was one of the best gangsters that ever lived. He was very good at his job. One day, in 1925, Torrio almost died at the hands of a rival gang. Torrio feared death so he decided to leave the underground criminal world. He left his gang under the leadership of Al Capone. Capone started making millions within two year. He was earning 65 million dollars a year only from alcohol and an additional 45 million from side jobs. He bribed many people to keep him hidden but was unfortunately caught in 1931 and sent to jail for 11 years. When he got released from prison, he was no longer the same man he was back then.
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