forth in society, "like the Egyptian angel of death, commissioned to

slay if not the first, the fairest born in every family" (Encarta 98).

These words by Abraham Lincoln summed up the Drys' attitude

towards the Prohibition movement. The Drys were very big

supporters of Prohibition and being sober. The Wets wanted

Prohibition to end. Prohibition brought about the rise of organized

crime and crime bosses. This rise in crime glamorized violence and

crime which America to identified with.

The rise in crime because of Prohibition saw the beginning of

the crime boss. They were the leaders of certain groups or "gangs"

of bootleggers, thieves, and murderers. The crime bosses became

glamorized and were usually recognizable. People didn't stop the

bosses because they were charismatic and friendly; to their friends

and not enemies. Some famous crime bosses were Chester Lemare,

Maxie Hoff, Dion O'Banion, and probably the most infamous was Al

Capone. On the outside these men were friendly, approachable, and

kind. But the real men were the ones who many of their enemies

saw. They were ruthless killers. They might not have been

1900s. The Wets began to blame the Depression on Prohibition.

police compentcy marked the beginning of the end of Prohibition and

and met their downfall in the thirties. This proves that America likes living dangerously, but after awhile it gets to be a little too much to handle.

manufacture and sell; everyone celebrated with drinking parties.

destroyed his whole hotel room. He put a bounty on all the

it was that profitable. Congress was alarmed as well, so they

violence they inflicted. People began to hate gangsters and they

had. For this reason everyone fell into debt. On October 29, 1929,

Untouchable refuse him. Capone at first was very shocked that they

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