Chicago History 1918-1930

By vmedina

  • WWI ended

    WWI ended
    Allied powers signed the treaties of Versailles, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Trianon, and Sèvres bringing the war to an official end.

  • Chicago Riot

    Chicago Riot
    A white man was throwing rocks at Eugene William while he was in the water at a beach on the South Side which ended up killing him. The white man was never prosecuted, The riot erupted from there & went on 5 days.

  • Prohibition

    Prohibition
    A laww was passed that banned alcohol.

  • Dever Serves as Mayor

    Dever Serves as Mayor
    He served from 1923-1927. No one liked him because he was strict about alcohol even though he was a much better mayor than Thompson.

  • 15 Breweries

    15 Breweries
    15 brewies operated at capacity to supply 20,000 speakeasies or undercover saloons,

  • Big Bill Thompson is Reelcted

    Big Bill Thompson is Reelcted
    No one liked Dever as mayor because he was so strict.

  • Valentine's Day Massace

    Valentine's Day Massace
    In 1929 the murder of 7 mob members as part of a conflict between two powerful criminal gangs in Chicago: the South Side Italian gang led by Al Capone and the North Side Irish gang led by Bugs Moran.