Question

Was prohibition responsible for the rise of al capone

Answer 1

Yes, I would say so.

Step-by-step explanation:

Al Capone became leader of joint-gangs, was a chief-smuggler, and ran his own black market business mainly on banned, illegal items, which at that time included alcohol, which was the main thing he sold.

He became a Bootlegger King, a Gangster Legend, and leader of the Largest, Most successful Crime Syndicate in Chicago, and possibly, the entire Country. And all because of the illegal items on high demand, like....

Alcohol...

Which was exactly what The Prohibition Era was about.

And Al Capone took advantage of it.

Answer 2

Yes. He had just risen to be the leader of Torrio's gang. His arrival to chicago changed the business climate as he was wrapped in a web of illegal activities which involved production and distribution of alcohol and other illegal items both home and from abroad. He had a chain of bodyguards and bribed the law enforcement agents and also high profile politicians so as to protect himself and his investments. When prohibition law was ratified he basically was in control of lots of businesses involved in the production of illegal items like alcohol and since he had a tonne of money to bribe his way out. He used profit from these to invest in other businesses like gambling spots and others .