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Do you know who the main gangsters in America between 1910 and 1929 were?

Who were the main gangsters?. Do you know who the main gangsters in America between 1910 and 1929 were?. Next. Who were the main gangsters?. Try and match three statements with either: Dutch Schultz Chester La Mare Dion O’Bannion John Torrio Alphonse Capone

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Do you know who the main gangsters in America between 1910 and 1929 were?

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  1. Who were the main gangsters? Do you know who the main gangsters in America between 1910 and 1929 were? Next

  2. Who were the main gangsters? Try and match three statements with either: • Dutch Schultz • Chester La Mare • Dion O’Bannion • John Torrio • Alphonse Capone Click on the statements to alter the colours. If you need help click on the name of the gangster to help get a clue. Next

  3. Who were the main gangsters? Dutch Schultz Chester La Mare Dion O’Bannion John Torrio Alphonse Capone Click on the tabs above for clues Shot dead in 1931 by members of his gang Irish American mobster from Chicago Murdered in Newark, New Jersey in 1935 Claimed to be a furniture dealer Had Al Capone as his right hand man Nicknamed ‘Scarface’ due to the scars on left cheek Born Giovanni but known as the ‘Fox’ Murdered in his flower shop in 1924 Won contracts at the Ford Plant Ran bootlegging rackets in New York Controlled the Bronx ‘lock, stock and keg’ Was the main rival to Torrio in Chicago Controlled Hamtramck in Detroit Died of a heart attack in 1957 Imprisoned for tax evasion in 1931 Reset Answers

  4. Dutch Schultz Was shot at 10:15 pm on October 23, 1935, Schultz at the Palace Chophouse in Newark and died the next day. CLUE 1 During prohibition he and a partner ran speakeasies and rackets in wider NY. CLUE 2 Born and raised in the Bronx. He lived in the tough Neighbourhoods of Bergen and Webster Avenues. CLUE 3 Return

  5. Chester La Mare He was shot dead in his own home by two of his bodyguards Who had made a deal with a rival gang leader. CLUE 1 The King of Hamtramck was born in Sicily, Italy. He moved to America in 1902. CLUE 2 Contracts at Ford were described as a license to print money. It was said he was worth of $215,000,000 in 1928. CLUE 3 Return

  6. Dion O'Bannion On the 10th November 1924 was he shot down by rivals in his own shop was clipping flowers. CLUE 1 His North Side Gang ran the Booze trade in Northern Chicago. Torrio fell out with him after a brewery raid. CLUE 2 He moved to the heavily Irish area of North Chicago with his father in 1901 following his mother’s death. CLUE 3 Return

  7. John Torrio After an attack by a rival gang He decided to retire. He died in a barber’s chair after a heart Attack. CLUE 1 He was born Giovanni Torrio in Italy. His mother emigrated to NY where he became known as John and the ‘Fox’ CLUE 2 His criminal empire in the South Side of Chicago was inherited by Al Capone his second in command. CLUE 3 Return

  8. Alphonse Capone He was imprisoned for tax irregularities after the trial judge switched the juries. CLUE 1 Even though he was a known gangster his business card claimed that he was a used furniture dealer. CLUE 2 Whilst acting as a bouncer at Coney Island he was slashed three times on the left side of his face. CLUE 3 Return

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