In early 1920, Italian and Sicilian immigrants established their residence in America to form criminal organization.
The intention of these immigrants is to reestablish their criminal organization from a fresh palette.
And they succeeded by forming an American Criminal Society.
The American Mafia known as La Cosa Nostra or Cosa Nostra is an American criminal society.
The activities of the mafia were constrained until the introduction of Prohibition.
Prohibition is a law forbidding the sale of alcohol.
This law created an atmosphere, which worsen the situation and gave birth to the most exploited mafia activities.
Within few years, Prohibition became a failure and mafia took control of the distribution of alcohol.
Prohibition Era of 1920 is considered as the era when mafia activities were at its peak.
In 1920s The United States become the provinces of mafia leaders and criminal organizations.
After World War II, the opening-up of the former Soviet bloc provoked the activities of mafia around the globe.
During that era Al Capone, Peter Licavoli, Dutch Schultz, Johnny Torrio, and Bugs Moran ruled the criminal rackets and mafia world.
These mafia people formed their families to rule their respective cities for smuggling liquor, and running crime organizations.
Within the 1920s, many mafia families were formed, and they waged war against each other.
This led to the numerous death and blood bath in many cities of America.
Al Capone ruled Northeastern United States during 1920s.
He was also earned a nick name "Scarface".
In the history of Mafia, he owes an important place.
He ruled the era of Prohibition from 1920 to 1931.
Al Capone was the most notorious gangster for this century.
Since then he became the popular subject of numerous books, articles, films and games.
The famous movie "The Godfather" is a glimpse of entire fiction basics culture and origin of the 1920s mafia world.
Scarface: The World Is Yours is a famous PlayStation 2 game, which is also based on the origin of Capone family in 1920s.
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