How Did Bonnie And Clyde Affect The 1930s

When Bonnie and Clyde first met they fell in love during the few months they were together. Clyde formed group of trouble makers and started to rob small shops. Bonnie then forgot about her husband in jail and went along with Clyde. Bonnie and Clyde were criminals during the Great Depression, this affected their community because they would steal and kill. Bonnie and Clyde affected the 1930s by robbing businesses and dealing with many police officers.
Some background information about Bonnie and Clyde. Bonnie was a good, smart child and Clyde was a high school dropout introduced to crime early. Bonnie’s life before crime, “her classmates remembered her as a bright student who won literary prizes in school, and who wrote poetry”(Bonnie and Clyde: original gangsters). To describe Clyde, “Both of the Barrow brothers built up long criminal records before they were 20”(Bonnie and Clyde:original gangsters). Since Bonnie was a good child her mother did not approve of Bonnie being with Clyde. When Bonnie decided to be with Clyde their crime sprees started, now the most infamous criminals, Bonnie and Clyde. Their crimes put america in shock, for example,“Both Bonnie and Clyde forced the police officer into their car and took off” (Crime Museum). This incident gave bonnie and clyde a crime reputation that was seen on …show more content…
When Bonnie and Clyde met it was 1930, when Bonnie and Clyde were caught it was 1934. It took police about 4 years to catch them. When police did catch Bonnie and Clyde it was thought out and planned. “A posse composed of police officers from Louisiana and Texas, including Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, concealed themselves in bushes along the highway near Sailes, Louisiana”(FBI). Once police were placed and ready, Bonnie and Clyde’s shootout did not take long. There were so many police officers there that Bonnie and Clyde were unable to escape. Bonnie and Clyde were killed almost instantly from the