«... He was forced into the car, ambushed by men armed with sharp weapons like knives and ice picks. It was an infamous ride in a gangster's life called "one way." Beaten and stabbed repeatedly, he continued to fight for his life. Then, before he was thrown from the car and left for dead, they slit his throat from ear to ear. Then the men threw him on a beach to let him bleed out and die…” The authors say the period of prohibition during the 1920s turned violent. Alcohol was illegal and people like Lucky Luciano and Al Capone made a profit from it. To do this, they had to grow up and climb the ranks of organized crime to build their own empire. They got involved in multiple illegal activities such as gambling, extortion and prostitution. The ban amendment did not do what Congress and the government wanted to do. They believed that banning alcohol would improve the morale of both men and women. They also thought crime would go down, but they were wrong. Not only did crime increase, it increased more than before and what was expected, creating one of the most violent and deadly periods of the Great Depression. The Roaring Twenties were a period of Great Depression. Not only did the stock market collapse and people ran out of money, with poverty and starvation at an all-time high, but illegal activity increased. The Prohibition Amendment applied from 1920 to 1933. It was a nationwide ban on the sale, production, importation, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. Gangsters and other opportunists saw an opportunity to racketeer in the illegal production of alcohol called “bootlegging.” People had their... middle of paper ... period where everyone was trying to get back on their feet. Especially during the Great Depression and no one had any money, the bad guys made it easy. Giving people the tools, opportunities and money to gain power. To do this, people had to pay their debts and engage in illegal activities. Sometimes this debt meant engaging in illegal activities and perhaps killing, stealing, or doing other things that could eventually land them in trouble with the law. But in the rules of prohibition and the mob or the mafia, there were no rules. To succeed in the profession, you had to make your own rules and carve your way to the top. “Luckily for Lucky, he survived. With multiple injuries and a scar that will mark him for life. He will always remember this day and seek revenge on those who tried to take his life. Looking ahead, Lucky held power and ruled over organized crime…”