Bonnie and Clyde

What was the bloody ham? What happened to skinny little Clyde and how did he put an end to it? How did prison change Clyde?

Easton state prison in Texas; he was raped for a long time, he killed the man; before he had some regard for human life but after he did not

To what extreme did Clyde go to get out of the slave labor? What happen shortly there after?

He cut two of his toes off; his mother got him pardoned

Who was Henry Methvin? How would he contribute to Bonnie and Clyde's downfall?

One of the guys Bonnie and Clyde freed from prison; he went against them and turn them into the police

What was Clyde and the gang responsible for between April 1932 through January 1933? How did Clyde try to justify his actions?

Robbing and the murder of 4 men; he said it was him or them

Describe Clyde's upbringing? What was the Devil's back porch?

Very poor, poverty; the slums outside of Texas

What government action took place in 1933? What agency took the lead?

War on crime; the FBI

Who was Frank Hamer? What task was he given?

A legendary Texas Ranger; he was told to hunt down Bonnie and Clyde and kill them

What was life like for Bonnie and Clyde on the road?

Always on the move

At the time of the depression, what did the gangster image represent? How did the American public respond?

Antiheroes; they supported them

What happened to the Barrow gang at Joplin, Missouri? What did they leave behind that would capture the attention of the nation?

Cops showed up expecting to bust bootleggers but the Barrow gang shot them and left; they left film of pictures of both of them

What was the only way Clyde saw as his only way out of poverty? What was his signature crime? Describe Bonnie Parker's upbringing? As a teenager, what was her greatest influence?

Crime, stealing cars; poverty, father dies, mother moves family to the outskirts, motion picture

Who are the public enemies? What did Bonnie and Clyde have that they did not?

Criminals, wanted people; they had a romance

At the age of 15, what did Bonnie do that shocked her family? How did that turn out?

Dropped out of high school to marry her back boyfriend; he was violent and left her

What was the Ford V-8? What was the B.A.R.? What advantages did these give to Bonnie and Clyde and other depression era public enemies?

The most powerful engine on the road; Browning automatic rifle; they could outdrive the cops or use their weapons

What were the funerals like for Bonnie and Clyde?

There was a lot of people that they didn't even know there just to look

How did the Barrow gang rank among the other public enemies?

They didn't even rank at all, they were nowhere near the other public enemies

In June 1933, what happened to Bonnie Parker?

They got in a car crash and her leg was severely burned

On January 5, 1930, what happened to Bonnie and Clyde that would change both their lives?

They met and fell in love

In January 1934, what daring raid was executed by Bonnie and Clyde? What would that set off?

They raid the Easton state prison, let out five prisoners; set off a chain of events that would get them killed

Describe the end of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow? What happened when word spread about what happened?

They were going to Henry Methvin's parents home and a posse was waiting with guns, they all fired at the car and killed Bonnie and Clyde; crowds of people came to the scene and were watching and some tried to take parts of them like souvenirs

On July 20, 1933, what happened to the Barrow gang near Platte city Missouri? What happened four days later near Dexter Iowa?

They were in a hotel and they were surrounded by police, they got away, Buck is shot in the head, Buck's wife is blinded by glass; in Iowa they were surrounded again, Bonnie and Clyde got away, Buck was captured and died few days later, Buck's wife was sent to prison