1933 - The Year of Fear
Author Joe Urschel paints a portrait of America in 1933 including the depth of the Great Depression, the severe drought that lead to damaging dust storms affecting the ecology and agriculture of America's mid-west, the end of Prohibition, and the rise of violent kidnapping by the likes of Machine Gun Kelly.
Description
Author Joe Urschel paints a portrait of America in 1933 including the depth of the Great Depression, the severe drought that lead to damaging dust storms affecting the ecology and agriculture of America's mid-west, the end of Prohibition, and the rise of violent kidnapping by the likes of Machine Gun Kelly.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Explain the state of the nation in 1933, as Mr. Urschel describes it.
- Describe the effects the dust storms had on people and the environment during this time.
- Describe the rise in crime as a result of the condition of the country.
- Explain how the elimination of Prohibition and the closing of banks affected crime.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Adolf Hitler
- Al Capone
- Charles Lindbergh
- Dust Bowl
- Frank Nitti
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Great Depression
- Prohibition