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Question Answer Website 1 Website 2 Website 3 What is the name of the disaster? Hindenburg Wikipedia.org History.com Airships.net Leading information up to the disaster Departed from Germany on May 3, 1937. It was hours behind schedule on May 6, and there was supposed to be bad weather. After the storms passed, it was landed a day and a half late, with the public not allowed on board until the next flight. Airships.net Wikipedia.org Americanhistory.about.com Why is this disaster famous? It was the first disaster on film… Millions of people saw it happen Airships.net History.com Usatoday.com What is the summary/description of what happened at the disaster? (tell the story) After the flight in the second question, they were releasing ballasts, …show more content…

Wikipedia.org Google.com Bestplaces.net Was the disaster a natural or man-made (or combination of both) disaster and why. Manmade because it was a man-made zeppelin that crashed because of a pilots sharp turn. Airships.net Wikipedia.org History.com How many people were affected by the disaster? (died, had to move, were affected by, etc.) 35 were killed, but 62 of the 97 passengers escaped. Airships.net History.com Wikipedia.org What was the outcome of the disaster? The beginning of the end of airship travel. History.com Wikipedia.org Airships.net How were people affected? 35 people were killed and all the living refused to use zeppelins anymore. They were too scared. Businessinsider.com Wikipedia.org Todayifoundout.com What are some theories as to why the disaster happened? That a sharp turn caused a gas leak, static electricity, etc. Businessinsider.com Wikipedia.org Airships.net What did we learn or do differently after the disaster? To not use airships, apparently. Wikipedia.org Airships.net History.com What happened to the area that was affected by the disaster? It was on fire and dirty, covered in ashes. History.com Wikipedia.org …show more content…

No, it quickly caught fire and burned in less than a minute. Wikipedia.org Airships.net Investopedia.com Additional Information Goebbels wanted to name the Hindenburg for Adolf Hitler. History.com Wikipedia.org

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