1. An Overview of Alcatraz Island & The Major World/US Events of 1935 Alcatraz Island and The World, 1935

2. Where is Alcatraz Island?

3. History of Alcatraz 1775: Island discovered by Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala 1847: US Army decides the island would make an ideal military fortress 1853: US Army begins to build military fortress on island 1861: Island is used to hold Civil War prisoners 1898: prisoners of Spanish-American War are held on the island 1906: After the San Francisco Earthquake, hundreds of civilian prisoners are transferred to Alcatraz 1912: Large cell house is constructed on Alcatraz

4. History of Alcatraz 1920s: Three-story cell house is nearly full to capacity 1934: Prison is remodeled and turned into a US Federal Penitentiary 1934: James A. Johnston is selected to serve as Alcatraz’s first Warden August of 1934: the most notorious prisoners from McNeil Island, the Federal Penitentiary of Atlanta, and Leavenworth were being sent to Alcatraz (including Al Capone)

5. Alcatraz Facts Infamous Inmates: Al Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly, Henri Young, Robert “Birdman of Alcatraz” Stroud, Doc Barker, Floyd Hamilton, and Alvin “Creepy” Karpis There were 14 known escape attempts from Alcatraz There are no known “successful” escapes from Alcatraz

6. The United States of 1935 The US is in the midst of the Great Depression, which began around 1929 (The Great Stock Market Crash) During the Great Depression, many businesses closed and a large amount of Americans were unemployed President Franklin Roosevelt opens the second phase of The New Deal in U.S., calling for social security, better housing, equitable taxation, and farm assistance. The New Deal was a reform program that went through two phases—in 1935 the second phase, which focused on helping the worker, began.

7. The World of 1935—Germany During this time, Germany was becoming a growing threat to the world. The Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler, was now in power. In 1935, the Nazis reject the Versailles Treaty, the agreement that ended WWI, and introduce mandatory military service. Nazis enact Nuremberg Laws against Jews to prevent "racial pollution.“ Jews lose citizenship and civil rights.

8. The Rest of the World, 1935 Mussolini, the Fascist Dictator of Italy, invades Ethiopia Persia becomes Iran under Reza Shah Pahlevi.