Worlds Broadcast War History

A Short Course Overview of the Background, Event, Panic and Legacy.

In the 19th century, the planet Mars became the darling of astronomers, and there was a lot of speculation about life on Mars. Science fiction writers like H. G. Wells picked up on this, so that Mars became the origin of many hostile invasions in literature and the emerging electronic media in the 20th century.

This media included radio, which by 1938 had become an important source of both entertainment and news. The overseas news bulletins were especially esteemed because they brought up-to-the-minute news concerning the growing threat of a major war because of militant leaders in Japan, Germany and Italy. Many were saying that America would be drawn in to such an awful conflict.

Orson Welles, always working to increase the ratings of their Mercury Theater, decided to adapt H. G. Wells’ novel “The War of the Worlds” to their present time, using special news bulletins to draw the audience into the spreading invasion. Our society could hardly have been primed better for the effectiveness of this broadcast.

There are supplemental documents that provide recommended resources, and a final bibliography in APA format. The course comprises 6 Sections, with approximately an hour and a half of video storytelling, and links to the listen to or read the original play (approximately 45 minutes). Students should be able to complete the course in about 2 hours and 15 minutes.

*WHAT YOU WILL LEARN*

✔ On the Way to Invasion

✔ Course Introduction; Lecture 1: A People Ready for Invasion

✔ Orson Welles and the Making of the Halloween Broadcast

✔ The Invasion and the Panic Reactions

✔ The War of the Worlds Broadcast

✔ Reactions! Part 1 , 2

✔ Aftermath: Where It All Landed

✔ Research Afterward

✔ More Attacks From Mars

✔ Conclusion and Legacy

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Instructed By : Dr. Gerald Franz | Professor of history

Dr. Franz has been teaching history for 28 years in various colleges, and sometimes to high school students. He received a letter of commendation from former president George Bush, Sr. for making history alive to students today.

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