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The Spread of the Depression 1929-1932 (T2) Flashcards

1
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What was the rate of unemployment rate during the Depression?

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From 3.2% of the labour force in 1929 to 25.2% by 1933.

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How many people were out of work?

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12,830,000

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What was the most likely figure of unemployed people?

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17 million

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What was the national wage bill in 1932?

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Only 40% of the 1929 figure

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How even was the spread of the Depression?

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Unemployment and underemployment were spread throughout the country unevenly.

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How many people were unemployed in New York State?

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1 million unemployed.

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How much of the workforce were unemployed in Cleveland?

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50%

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How much of the workforce were unemployed in Toledo?

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80%

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9
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Who were the particular victims of the Depression?

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Women and ethnic minorities

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How many more black Americans were unemployed compared to white Americans?

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Four to six times higher than the rate of white American unemployment rate.

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What happened to the jobs that were reserved for Black Americans?

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Poorly paid jobs such as those of waiter and lift attendant, were now increasingly offered to white people.

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How many Black Americans were unemployed?

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52% compared to 31.7% of white Americans.

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How many Black Americans were unemployed by 1933?

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50% compared to 25% of White Americans.

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14
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How many Black Americans left the South during the Depression years?

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300,000

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15
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Who were the poorest of all Americans?

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Native Americans

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What was the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887?

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Policy of allotment which meant that the old tribal units were broken up and the reservations divided into family-sized farms of 160 acres.

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17
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What did this destruction of Native American culture do?

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Left people listless and apathetic.

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18
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Was allotment of Native American land a success?

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Was a failure particularly for those Native Americans who were not farmers by tradition.

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What was the land like that was given to Native Americans?

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Most of the land allocated was unsuitable for productive farming.

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How many acres were owned by Native Americans at the time of the Dawes Severalty Act?

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138 million acres

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21
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How many acres of land had Native Americans lost by 1932?

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90 million acres

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22
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How did the Great Depression impact Native Americans?

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Native Americans found it more difficult to leave the poverty-stricken reservations in search of work.

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How had attitudes towards the Dawes Severalty Act changed?

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By 1926 a Department of the Interior inquiry confirmed that the Act had been a disaster and the policy of allotment should be reversed.

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24
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How were Hispanic Americans treated?

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Had been widely recruited throughout the Southwest as seasonal workers to help agriculture.

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25
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What did the Depression mean for Hispanic Americans?

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Many were repatriated.

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26
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How were Hispanic Americans repatriated?

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Under the aegis of the Federal Bureau of Immigration.

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Why were Hispanic Americans repatriated?

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To cut the budget for relief and free up some jobs for white Americans.

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28
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How many people were repatriated during the Depression?

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400,000

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29
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Who were those that were forced to leave?

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Many of those forced to leave were actually US citizens, some had never lived anywhere but the USA.

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30
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How were women treated during the Depression?

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  • Those in unskilled jobs were likely to be laid off before men.
  • Those in domestic service suffered because families could no longer afford to keep them on.
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31
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What did married women do during the Depression?

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Often needed to work to keep the family solvent.

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What were the attitudes towards married women who were working?

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Often accused of being responsible for male unemployment.

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33
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What percent of American school authorities refused to employ married women?

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75% by 1930

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34
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How many states had laws against the employment of married women?

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Half of the 48 States.

35
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What was the impact of the Depression on the coal industry?

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Production in 1932 was at its lowest since 1904, and the workforce fell by 300,000.

36
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What were the hours and wages of those in the coal industry during the Depression?

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Many were only part-time and wages could be as low as $2.50 per day.

37
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What was the impact of the Depression on textile firms?

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75% of textile firms were losing money.

38
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What was the impact of the Depression on iron and steel production?

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Fell by 59% and US Steel Corporation’s workforce was part-time by the end of 1932.

39
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How much did car sales fall by during the Depression?

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Fell from 4,455,178 in 1929 to 1,103,557 in 1933

40
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What happened to the average number of people employed in Detroit?

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Fell by 21.5% between 1928 and 1929

41
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What was the impact of the Depression on the construction industry?

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Saw the number of newly built residential units fall 82% between 1929 and 1932.

42
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How much did construction contracts fall by?

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Were valued at $6.6 billion in 1929 but only $1.3 billion 1932

43
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How much did the growth rate fall by?

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6.7% in 1929 to 14.7% in 1932.

44
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What was the fall in GNP during the Depression?

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From $203.6 billion in 1929 to $144.2 billion in 1932

45
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What happened to credit during the Depression?

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Had vanished, and the stock market went into serious decline.

46
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What happened to banking during the Depression?

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Bank closures multiplied.

47
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What were the numbers of bank closures?

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Over 10,000 between 1929 and 1933.

48
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What were the majority of these banks which were closed?

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Small banks that had overextended lending in the time of prosperity.

49
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What happened to farmers in the Depression in relation to banking?

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When they couldn’t meet their mortgage repayments, the banks had to evict them and take the farms over.

50
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What happened to the banks after these evictions?

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The banks lost liquid assets in the form of mortgage repayments and gained bankrupt farms in exchanged.

51
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What was the social impact of the Depression?

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The USA was ill-equipped to handle unemployment.

52
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Was there any government policies to help unemployment?

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There was no federal unemployment benefit.

53
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What were attitudes towards the unemployed at this time?

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The work ethic was very strong in America and unemployment was considered the persons fault.

54
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What did the number of marriages fall by during the Depression?

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Fell from 1.23 million in 1929 to 982,000 in 1932

55
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What was the fall in birth rate during the Depression?

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From 21.2 per thousand in 1929 to 19.5 per thousand in 1932.

56
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What was the increase in suicide rates during the Depression?

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Increased from 14 per 10,000 in 1929 to 17.4 per 10,000 in 1932.

57
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Where did relief come from?

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Provided variously by states, local authorities or charities.

58
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Before 1932 what unemployment support was in place?

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  • Before 1932, no state had any kind of system of recognised unemployment insurance
  • Only 11 operated any kind of pension scheme.
59
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How did the Depression affect the elderly?

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The majority of elderly people lived below the poverty line.

60
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How many pension schemes were in place?

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In 1925 only 36,000 pensioners in receipt of pensions from 500 pension plans.

61
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What did the low amount of pension schemes mean for elderly people?

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Traditionally had to keep working, live on their savings or rely on their children for support.

62
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How did the Depression impact these ways of support for elderly people?

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These options were no longer viable.

63
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What was happening to relief bodies?

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They were running out of funds.

64
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What had happened to charities?

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Naturally suffered a decline in revenue.

65
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What happened to money for States?

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Received less in taxes as unemployment rose.

66
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What did some States do to save money?

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  • Arkansas: schools were closed for 10 months in the year
  • Chicago: Teachers went unpaid during the winter of 1932-33
67
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How much of the necessary funds could charities provide?

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6% in 1932

68
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What did states do in 1931 and 1932?

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  • Cut their relief appropriations.
  • Eg, Michigan reduced funds from $2 million in 1931 to $832,000 in 1932.
69
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What was the result of this strain on resources?

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Many people went hungry or were starving.

70
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How many people were estimated to be receiving no income?

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28%

71
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What did this estimate not include?

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11 million farm workers, many who were in acute difficulties.

72
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What issue did many farms face?

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Had their mortgages foreclosed when farmers could no longer pay them.

73
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What happened to food prices?

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Farm prices were so low that food could not be profitably harvested.

74
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What happened to meat prices?

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Were not sufficient to warrant transporting animals to market.

75
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How many one-parent families headed by a woman were there?

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3.8 million, only 19,280 receiving any aid.

76
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What rose during the Depression years?

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Crime and gangsterism

77
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Who were two of the most famous outlaws?

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Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.

78
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Who was the Clyde Barrow Gang?

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Ranged across the Southwest in the 30s, mainly robbing gas stations and stores.

79
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How did the Clyde Barrow Gang gain its notoriety?

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For the dozen or so banks they raided.

80
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What was the background of Bonnie and Clyde?

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They were small-time crooks from appalling backgrounds with a penchant for violence.

81
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How many people did Bonnie and Clyde kill?

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Responsible for the death of at least nine police officers.

82
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When did Bonnie and Clyde lose much of public sympathy?

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After their almost clinical execution of two young police officers near Grapevine, Texas in April 1934.

83
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When were Bonnie and Clyde caught?

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Were ambushed by a posse of Louisiana and Texas lawmen in Bienville Parish, Louisiana on 23 May 1934.

84
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What happened to Bonnie and Clyde?

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Were shot more than 50 times.

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