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The War of the Words: Letters to the FCC Regarding Orson Welles’s 1938 Broadcast (Teaching with Documents)

Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 10:36am

--Lee Ann Potter
Orson Welles’s famous 1938 broadcast of “The War of the Worlds” incited a mixed response—ranging from terror to delight—from listeners across the country.

http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/6604/660401.shtml [1]

Roaring 20s, Great Depression [2]
Social Education [3]
Secondary/High School [4]
US History [5]

Source URL: http://www.socialstudies.org/teacherslibrary/war-words-letters-fcc-regarding-orson-welles-s-1938-broadcast-teaching-documents

Links:
[1] http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/6604/660401.shtml
[2] http://www.socialstudies.org/category/historical-period/roaring-20s-great-depression
[3] http://www.socialstudies.org/category/journal/social-education
[4] http://www.socialstudies.org/secondaryhighschool
[5] http://www.socialstudies.org/ushistory