History of the American Mafia
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Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the crime syndicates, continues with a video on the American mafia - how it came to be and how it got rich during the Prohibition era. We will cover the early Gangs of New York, Tammany Hall, Five Point Gang, Irish Northsiders, and the Italian mafia. The likes of Al Capone, Salvatore Maranzano, Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll, George “Bugs” Moran, Paul Kelly, and other gangsters feature in the video.
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something related to roman history
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What?
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He might as well do "Drug Lords and Bosses" with Mexican and Colombian Cartels
Remember kids: The Joker was crazy for taking the Batman on but even he knows it crazy to go against the IRS.
I died at that episode.
Not so much the case anymore with the government imposing massive cuts on the IRS, thus impeding their ability to go after wealthy tax dodgers.
You gettin that video recommended to you too. What the hell. Strange.
Unless your Scientology.
@@117steveng rest in peace
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in”
-Michael Corleone
-Silvio Dante
I'm just going to get the papers get the papers..
Goodfellas.
Our true enemy... has yet... to reveal himself
“I never had the makings of a varsity athlete.”
-Tony Soprano
@@MrJH101 - Corrado “Junior” Soprano
He killed 16 Czechoslovakians, Guy was an interior decorator
He bloody told them to use some masking tape to keep the paint go the skirting boards but did they listen? Did they heck.
HIs house looked like shit.
They were just Slovaks back then...
@@neighbor-j-4737 it’s a sopranos reference my guy
lmfao guy was a interior decorator. lol
Unfortunately, you have forgotten one of the key pieces of information about why it became possible to enforce prohibition in the first place: World War I.
The German-Americans were one of the main (socially accepted and influential) groups that opposed Prohibition.
But the turnaround in public opinion occurred when the United States entered the war against the German Empire and its allies.
Since almost all major breweries were in German hands and beer consumption was associated with the culture of German-Americans, alcohol was from now on considered unpatriotic and un-American.
There was also a rush to get the amendment passed before the AEF got home, since their participation in the voting process might have tipped the scales in the other direction.
Now, that's a very 'American' thing to do.
@@MbisonBalrog
Countries and the people within are two different things. And the animosity toward German culture didn't evaporate when the war ended.
@@eldorados_lost_searcher This. There was a town named "Berlin" near where I grew up. Story goes that before 1917 it was pronounced as you would expect. After the US entered WWI the pronunciation was changed to emphasize the first syllable ("BURR-lun"). It's still that way a century later.
@@seancraig7773 Berlin, CT?
I thought Paradox had sponsored this video ahead of their Empire of Sin game release haha
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What game?
Haha the video uses music from Mafia 1 which has a remaster coming out tomorrow. Thought this video was timely
@@SColella00 I actually suspected the video might be sponsored by 2K because of that, when I saw the title.
1925:
Beer: illegal
Heroin: available from Sears
With syringes.
Thank goodness we made heroin illegal........now there are no more gangs or violence........we sure learned our lesson.
@@MbisonBalrog back then it was because it ended up being banned.
Arnold Rothstein was importing the heroin in the underworld of NY in the early years of the 1900’s! Lucky Luciano who would be schooled in the rackets and become a “protege” of “The Big Bankroll” Rothstein in the early days following his arrival in America. Luciano began as a dealer/distributor of the powder heroin in the years prior to Prohibition and was caught by the authorities with the drugs. Lucky managed to work out a “deal” with the officers to take them to the supply of heroin that was in reality dope Charlie Lucky was selling but the law officers were happy with the stash of heroin Luciano traded for his freedom and his leaving the city in which he had been distributing his drug supply. Damn cops were looking for a fast, big money payday same thing that the criminals and racketeers were in the process of acquiring through their connections in the labor unions and in the big factories Bosses, working on both sides depending upon who was paying the most money and offered them the longest money!!
Pat…I did some research on the Prohibition, and it seems the proponents of prohibition as almost anyone else in this era never thought of beer as alcohol, so when that became illegal they were totally shocked.
There was a joke back then: “the Prohibition started, but no one told the customers” since they could get their alcohol at any place that bought it from the mob!
Just a thank you to King and Generals for the almost unbelievably high quality content!
Thanks for watching!
How much did they pay you? What’s an offer that you can’t refuse?
@@goldenfiberwheat238 I'll do it for a kitkat bar
@@KingsandGenerals bruh
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For some reason I can imagine Vladimir of Kiev, who refused islam in his kingdom after discovering they forbid alcohol, laughing at the Prohibition Era...
@Athelstan Edwardson Christianity nearly killed Europe.
Great, I see the great war of religion in this comment. Ok, I'm out.
@Athelstan Edwardson so we're pedophiles and stinky men..what else?
@Athelstan Edwardson you relise muslims did take bathes since the early middle ages while you Christians were thinking that water is bad for the humans how about you revise you history a little bit
@Athelstan Edwardson You know the biggest pedophile ring in the world is the Catholic Church, right?
So many great memories of Boardwalk Empire generated by this episode. Looking forward to Kings and Generals’ future coverage of the Yakuza, Colombian Cartels, and Russian Vory.
13:05 There is a slight error. 1919 World Series was between Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds. Minor mistake, this is a great video!
I caught that, too. Shoeless Joe Jackson and the so-called Black Sox.
Owners should've paid them more.
@@eldorados_lost_searcher They shouldn't have cheated. No excuses.
Evan who cares?
@@BoxStudioExecutive Baseball fans
Evan only a few players threw the games. Shoeless Joe wasn’t in on the scandal and batted over .300 in the series. So did Buck Weaver. The league banned them for life even though most of the players weren’t involved
The Mafia-city of lost heaven soundtrack in the background is such a nice and nostalgic touch.
Mr. Salieri sends his regards....
It was an awesome game with great soundtrack.
@@LocalHeretic-ck1kd just released it came out in 2002 now I feel old. But they've just made a massive remake of it which is awesome.
The Black Prince it going to be released tomorrow mate
@@ethanramos4441 so I heard.
Yo imagine being one of the richest person in America, and pickin a fight with the IRS. Even Joker wouldn't do somethin so dumb
The Scientologists did though
There's a tumblr post explaining why Joker was rightfully afraid of dealing with the IRS when he's tussled with Batman, whose entire schtick is fear. I don't fully remember the details, but Batman's a vigilante, any evidence he gathers is unusable in a trial.
If the GCPD gets him, he can plead insanity and their not going to have any evidence because they need the Batman to hold their hand, since he IS the only one (not counting the rest of the family) who can go toe to toe with the likes of the Joker
But if the IRS gets Joker on tax evasion, there's no defense for him. Taxes are taxes, insane or not.
reyonXIII thats false. There is no general law excluding evidence gathered by a vigilante. In fact, sometimes evidence gathered illegally by a private citizen is admissible whereas if gathered by law enforcement, would not be.
@@BoxStudioExecutive Perhaps, but it does beg the question of why people even have the nerve to blame Batman for not killing the Joker when the law itself can bypass Joker's insanity defense via vigilante-sourced evidence. Then again, the whole "Batman should kill the Joker" argument is really more of a symptom of how the citizens, as well as some of us, would wash our hands of culpability in prosecuting a criminal that has tangibly and notoriously harmed a significant sector of society
You keep getting that video on your recommended too. Strange.
No kings, no generals, still a great video. Seriously, you guys are killing it with every series you are running.
i guess this channel's name now is "Kings, Generals, and Mob-bosses"
Godfathers and Consiglieres
capos
Mama died tellin’ ya all the time, Joe is a bad influence, Vito.
"Sorry kid, Joe wasn't part of our deal" Leo Galante
@@carl5035 the pain
Mafia 2 refrence.......... Freaking love it!
“Hey you just went trew a red light!” - Joe Barbaro
"Did they teach you that in the army"
Wow "Lucky" Luciano was trying to make gangs less racist? Clearly he must have been a good guy who's only interest was working towards a better more fair society.
Funny note: my great-grand uncle and his family used to smuggle opium from Mexico to the US selling it to the Luciano family in the 30’s and 40’s, and then the Genovese, who were were from the same organization.
S1W.. Public enemy
@@miguelcamacho4595 let's talk. I need a few Kg. 😉 But seriously...
@@miguelcamacho4595 Australia. Get the best prices in the world for that shit. Or any shit. Prices are crazy out here.. Lol.
Phrayd edjez Wouldn’t think that prices in Australia would be that cheap, for Australia is an island far away from drug producing countries. Here en Mexico, marihuana is really really cheap, and cocaine is half or less than half of the price comparing it to the US prices. Funny enough, I don’t use any drugs, but one should be informed I guess (although most of my fiends do 🤔).
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Cringe
He is still buying canoli
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Really? You are coming here from the podcast?
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US Government: "Ban all the Booze!"
Al Capone: "I'm gonna do what's called a pro-gamer move..."
Banboozled again.
IRS: Hold my taxes
One thing to note though is that the mafia rarely used Tommy Guns because of just how astronomically expensive they were, each being nearly half the cost of a brand new car. While Al Capone did manage to get a hold of a few, they were never widespread and were more of an invention of Hollywood, which liked the Tommy Gun because of it's distinct profile and large magazine capacity which made for more interesting actions scenes. Every further iternation of the Thompson Submachine Gun reduced the potential of the gun in order to cut down on it's very high unit cost. It was only through Hollywood budgets that we could see Mafiosos and Tommy Guns go together like peas and carrots.
The bullet that penetrated Rothstein’s belly was later traced to a .38-caliber revolver found on the street below the hotel and was not .45 ACP that is used in a Tommy Gun.
"you can get more much further with a kind word and a gun then you can with a kind word alone"
- Al Capone
Has anyone ever heard of Mr. Marotta, the Italian-American mafia boss in New York in the 1960s and 1970s? His son, Charlie Marotta, was a US Federal judge but and Italian-American mafia boss under his father.
I didn't see no Shinebox in this production. I'm going to let that one slide 😂. Good job team! I have a soft spot for the Italian Mafia ^.^
Do I amuse you?
@@KingsandGenerals i guess the mafia is taking over now
@@KingsandGenerals can you do one on the sikh empire
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Some of the facts are just as off as his pronunciation of the word mafia.
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Donald trump is bad
I love how they represent Al Capone assuming Torrio's position by taking his hat.
And then there's all those folks who refuse to see how the "war on drugs" is a really, REALLY bad reboot of this whole franchise.
I think it's time we congratulate drugs on winning the war on drugs.
A very sad reality.
@@MbisonBalrog actually kills more people in the United States than all the other drugs except nicotine combined. It's the single highest predicate contributor to all criminality as far as consumables. Societally speaking it is the most damaging drug ever invented. And it's still stupid to make it illegal.
@@MbisonBalrog yeah because making drugs legal will make everyone consume them!
In all seriousness though, I do believe that some hard drugs (like cocaine, lsd, crack, etc) should remain illegal. But things like pot, shrooms, mdma? Society would be better off if they were regulated.
@MbinsonBalrog you're wrong. Alcohol has one of the lowest LD50s - meaning most lethal next to heroin - and one of the highest addiction percentages of all drugs.
Top quality soundtrack in this vid - one of the best productions yet! Keep it coming!!
I just wanna say that you guys make some of the best content going today, not just on TH-cam but all platforms. To me you guys are the real history, channel not the garbage channel that used to show history. I absolutely love this channel , I spend hours watching your guys videos. Keep it up !!!
These animations are incredible! Kings and Generals you've come so far!
One of the best videos in awhile loved the extra animations
I've been watching this chanel for a long time, and the animation quality just keeps improving, respect.
Excellent content and narration as always.
My imagination tells me Capone would have profitted as a gangster even without illegal booze. But, hell, the damned US government went and made it easy for him! Big thanks K&G - great episode!
Probably most noob move ever.
Al Capone did profit on various rackets even if bootlegging was his primary source of income. The Chicago Outfit did the usual stuff as prostitution, loan sharking, gamling and racketeering et. etc. etc.
This kind of video is amazing! You guys always do a great job
Wasn't sure what to expect with this change in content. Well done
Wow, amazed you were able to use the soundtrack from the original "mafia" video game, brought back a lot of good memories. Great game!
The ending of this video gave me chills. Nice one 👏🏼
superb animation to accompany the story! thankyou for taking the time to do this
**Small Correction** Mad Dog Coll was not the hit man that eliminated Maranzano. Mad Dog was hired by Maranzano to eliminate Luciano. Mad Dog was paid 25k in advance with the agreement of another 25k when job was finished. Gaetano Lucchese, Maranzanos body guard, sent word to Luciano. Since all the killers in Lucianos family would be recognized by Maranzano, Luck reached out to Meyer Lansky who sent him Red Leveine and other shooter's who, disguised as IRS made way into Maranzanos office, were let in by Lucchese and executed Maranzano.
Love that you used mafia 1 soundtrack for this, the memories
Thanks again for these awesome videos, hope to see more videos from your channel.
I am sure with the vast knowledge and creativity your team brings, you'll be able to establish a strong cinematic documentary series with the right funding of course.
I gotta say, the atmosphere you guys add to these videos doesn't get enough appreciation. It's why I make sure I'm wearing headphones when I watch this channel. I only wish I knew all of the music that was used in them.
Mafia game soundtrack.
Whats the background music starts from 2.30 to 4.05 ?
man .. i already said that art is superb but how you editted the video and story telling is on another level this time .. i salute every effort you did for this great video K&G i really enjoyed this with amazement :)
These crime organisation video essays are the best! Not related, but Id be fascinated to see an essay on the Boxer Rebellion...
"Politics and crime. They're the same thing."
- Michael Corleone, The Godfather -
Amazing change of content while keeping quality!
Production quality of this video is superb 👌🏾
According to Tony soprano there is no mafia😁. Another well done video Kings
"How did Al Capone do it?"
"Al Capone never had to laundry this much money"
you should continue this series telling more details. i like mafia history and i love you guys. 👍🏻
Really cool video, it's nice to see you covering these more modern topics
For the next historical videos can we get a video covering the 15th century Italian mercenary soldiers: the condottieri?
No mention of Lansky or Bugsy? They were Luciano's childhood friends and his closest allies in his rise to being the boss.
"Pistols?" "No pistols." "Good Boy."
"The man's a natural."
"He's killed over forty men, crippled a hundred others."
"Really? Should've run him for mayor."
I love your videos man keep them up, the animation and voice over is so satisfying and educational keep at man stay safe
Exceptionally great work on the art and animation.
Continue into the golden era of the American mafia. Or the history of drug cartels in South America
Making one about the creation of the cartels and how the come to the US
the animation keeps on getting better🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
@16:30 man just how good at Editing these guys are, every small detail is worth attention
"Hey Vicenzo, meet the new guy Tommy. We got a job ruining the cars parked at Morello's Bar.
"
- Paulie
We can all thank the women who protest that day for giving us this wonderful and entertaining piece of history because without them there will be no prohibition 😂
I love this content. I hope you make more soon
This really makes me want a grand strategy based on this sort of era. Adding in an extra layer of federal and local governments to the gameplay style of something like ck3.
Brilliant video! I just hoped you'd talk a bit about the RICO laws and how they managed to land a grievous hit on organized crime..
Great video. it was very informative. My compliments to all those who made this a reality.
I remembered when i was still studying in a police college, this was one of my favorite subject. Thanks k&g
What is the name of the piano music that begins at around 15:07?
It would be really interesting to see you do a video about the Battle of Blair Mountain and the West Virginia Mine Wars; the largest armed insurrection in the United States since the Civil War. Aside from the nearing of the 100th anniversary (next year), there’s a tactical element to the story that I think you could flesh out.
Awsome work , love the art , my fav channel
Really hope he hasn’t abandoned this series, it has so much potential
14:28 *Charles "Lucky" Luciano:* I have a dream...
Actually there are some mistake in this video that I like to point out first Torrio didn’t give up his power to Capone until 1925 when the North Side gang tried to assassinated him but failed, Second the hit on Maranzano was quite the opposite, Maranzano is actually the one who hired Mad Dog Coll he was planning to kill Lucky Luciano. However Luciano knew of Maranzano plan to kill him so he sent Four hitmen under the guise of tax agents to kill Maranzano
The Music.... I recognize it from the Mafia: The City of Lost Haven game. I love it! Great Job, Kings and Generals! :)
i like how you used mafia city of lost heaven music in this video i always thought it would fit in a documentary type video or anything else for that matter, good job
The 1919 World Series was between the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Chicago WHITE Sox (not the Red Sox which are from Boston)
Would be awesome to see a video like this about the Mexican Cartels. Which are basically the spiritual successors to the American Mafia.
I love your channel. This is why I ditched cable. Keep up the good work!!!
Epic video as always
Geez, the amount of movie references on this board. "I CAN HANDLE THINGS, I'M SMART! NOT LIKE EVERYBODY SAYS, LIKE DUMB! I'M SMART AND I WANT RESPECT!!!"
Introduction: “Hey... this seems familiar...”
Love your videos! Could you guys provide the sources you use for your videos? I would love to delve into more detail but sometimes do not know where to start.
Another great video well done.
Kings and Generals
the 1919 World Series thrown was by the Chicago White Sox, not the Red Sox.
“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.”
It's amazing man thanks 👍🏻
Really cool! thanks a bunch guys
Correction! It was Maranzano who hired Coll to murder Luciano. But Luciano got to Maranzano first.your editing staff failed to do their homework again
So what I'm getting out of these videos about organized crime is: Oppressing and refusing equitable conditions to people forces those same people to violence?
100%. Circumstances breed action
Yes
And then those organization force people into submission and more violence. A steep price of "freedom".
It doesn't force anyone to violence. History forgets all of the immigrants who didn't turn to violence, and obeyed the law.
And moving to a new country, where you have no friends or support network, is it any wonder they had it rough? The poor people who lived in America before have to compete with new workers. Is it any wonder they resented them?
It's not shiny, but it makes sense to me.
@@shorewall People turning to life of crime makes sense? What about all those people who didn't do that? Are they don't make sense to you?
Another well done video
Definitely would love to see more mafia videos.
So much varied content on this channel it’s great
This makes me feel so proud of my half Italian / half Irish American heritage now!
Kings and Generals do the black mafia family
I was waiting for this. And i'm not dissappointed, no doubt
I love this channel!!!
"It's treason then"
* palpatine * 10:20
I know I'm not the first one to notice this, and I'm not going to bother scrolling through, but it's the Chicago WHITE Sox. The Red Sox play in Boston.