One well-known event that demonstrated the power of radio occurred in 1938. On Halloween night, a fletional drama about an alien invasion was broadcast on the radio. The drama included realistic news reports of the allen invasion.Although listeners were informed at the start of the program that it was not real, those who tuned in late found the program quite alarming. They believed that the Earth was indeed under alien attack Many were so scared that they called the police for help. 1) Why did people suddenly believe aliens were attacking Earth? hundred People suddenly believed aliens were attacking Earth in 1938 2) Who believed the reports of the alien invasion? Listeners believed the reports

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One well-known event that demonstrated the power of radio occurred in 1938. On Halloween night, a fletional drama about an alien invasion was broadcast on the radio. The drama included realistic news reports of the allen invasion.Although listeners were informed at the start of the program that it was not real, those who tuned in late found the program quite alarming. They believed that the Earth was indeed under alien attack Many were so scared that they called the police for help. 1) Why did people suddenly believe aliens were attacking Earth? hundred People suddenly believed aliens were attacking Earth in 1938 2) Who believed the reports of the alien invasion? Listeners believed the reports

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1) People suddenly believed aliens were attacking Earth because they tuned into the radio broadcast late, missing the announcement that it was a fictional drama. The realistic news reports within the drama led them to believe the events were real.2) Listeners who tuned in late and missed the disclaimer at the beginning of the program believed the reports of the alien invasion.

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