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In the United States during the 1940s, WWII took over the country. The effects of WWII were in the daily lives of every citizen from the economy and the food they were able to eat to where citizens worked.

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The Cold war was from 1947-1991. This war was between the United State and the Soviet Union.

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Huge amounts of government spending for the war pushed the United States out of the Great Depression. Other countries were asking the United States to build weapons and bring over supplies.

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1930s to about 1950
During WWII, Detective Comics and All-American Publications introduced popular superheroes such as Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, the Atom, Hawkman, and Aquaman.

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1940: "Only Forever" by Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

1940: "I'll Never Smile Again" by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra and the Pied Pipers

1940-1941: "Frenesi" by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

1941: "Amapola" by Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra with Rob Eberly and Helen O'Connell

1941: "My SIster and I" Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Bob Eberly

1941: "Daddy" Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with the Kaye Choir

1941: "Piano Concerto in B Flat" by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra

1941-1942: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Ray Eberle and the Modernaires

1942: "Moonlight Cocktail" by Glenn Miller and HIs ORchestra with Ray Eberle and the Modernaires

1942: "Tangerine" by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell

1942: "Jingle Jangle Jingle" by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra with Harry Babbitt, Julie Conway and the Group

1942-1943: "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers and JOhn Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

1943: "I've Heard That Song Before" by Harry James and His ORchestra with Helen Forrest

1943: "Sundays, Monday or Always" by Bing Crosby and the Ken Darby Singers

1943-1944: "Paper Doll" by the Mills Brothers

1944: "Bésame Mucho" by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

1944: "I Love You" by Bing Crosby

1944: "Swinging on a Star" by bing Crosby

1944: "I'll Walk Alone" by Dinah Shore

1944: "Don't Fence Me In" Bing crosby and the Andrew Sisters

1945: "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" by Les Brown

1945: "Sentimental Journey" by Les Brown

1945: "Till the End of Time" by Perry Como

1945: "It's Been a Long, Long Time" by Harry James

1946: "Symphony" by Freddy Martin

1946: "Oh! What It Seemed to Be" by Frankie Carle

1946: "The Gypsy" by The Ink Spots

1946: "To Each His Own" by Eddy Howard

1947: "The Old Lamp-Lighter" Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra

1947: "Heartaches" by Ted Weems and His Orchestra

1947: "Near You" by Francis Craig and His Orchestra

1947-1948: "Ballerina" by Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra

1948: "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" by Peggy Lee

1948: "Nature Boy" by King Cole

1948: "Twelfth Street Rag" by Pee Wee Hunt and His Orchestra

1948-1949: "Buttons and Bows" by Dinah Shore

1949: "A Little Bird Told ME" by Evelyn Knight

1949: "Cruising Down the River" by Blue Barron and His Orchestra, Russ Morgan and His Orchestra

1949: "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" by Vaughn MOnroe and His Orchestra

1949: "That Lucky Old Sun" by Frankie Laine

1949: "Mule Train" by Frankie Laine

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Andrews Sisters & Glenn Miller Orchestra

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Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters Dean Martin & Lorne Green

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Don't Fence Me In   Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters

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Don't Fence Me In Music by Cole Porter Lyrics by Robert Fletcher and Cole Porter Written 1934

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Joan O'Neill was 14 years old at the beginning of WWII. This is an interview with her and her friend about the 1940s.

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WWII was from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945.

It involved more than 30 countries.

More than 50 million military and civilians died

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1941
At the beginning of WWII, Marvel Comics introduced Captain America into their collection of superheros. Captain America wears the United States flag with pride, fighting the Nazis.

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Truman became president in 1945, after President Roosevelt died while still in office.

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Boxing was widely popular in the 40s. Joe Louis was the heavyweight champion for the ENTIRE decade. He was the only boxer to ever hold a crown for that long.

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Because of WWII the 1940 and 1944 Olympic Games were cancelled

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1940
John Steinbeck

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1943
Betty Smith

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Directed by Orson Welles

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In 1940, Rice Krispies adopted the phrase "Snap! Crackle! Pop!".

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Mount Rushmore was completed in 1941.

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The CCC was one of the first New Deal programs. CCC intended to promote environmental conservation and outdoor labor. CCC employed young unmarried men to work refurbishing public lands and national parks.

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NRA was established to help revive industry and labor through rational planning. Representatives of business, labor, and government would establish codes of fair practices that would set prices, production levels, minimum wages, and maximum hours within each industry. The NRA also supported workers' right to join labor unions. The NRA sought to stabilize the economy by ending ruinous competition, overproduction, labor conflicts, and deflating prices.

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On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This brought America into the war.

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This ordered all people of Japanese descent to leave the West Coast. 120, 000 people, many American citizens, were sent to internment camps inland. People had to leave their homes and neighborhood.

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New factories to make bombs, tanks, and other materiel were built in rural areas across the nation.

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The war affected food in the states.  The United States government rationed supplies such as sugar, coffee, meat, fish, butter, eggs, and cheese. Most families were on a strict budget. Adults were only aloud 2 pairs of shoes and children 4, so the rest could go to the foot soldiers.

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American farm families sent more than 1.8 million young men and women into the war.

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$2.34 billion

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$8.8 billion

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8.1 million

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$43 billion

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$13.2 billion

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$99.7 Billion

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8, 120, 000 people, which was down 9% before Roosevelt came into office.

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132, 122, 000
23. 2% of the population lived in farm community.

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1933-1945
Died 1945, after being in office for 12 years

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Roosevelt first ran for president calling for government intervention in the economy to provide relief, recovery and reform after the Great Depression .

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Roosevelt didn't publicly run for a third term for office. In 1940, he received the nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to be president for a third time. He was nominated because with the war going on around the world, Roosevelt had experience and skills that would help him lead America in a harsh time. In November, Roosevelt won against Wendell Willkie.

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1933-1941: John Nance Garner
1941-1945: Henry A. Wallace
1945: Harry S. Truman

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In 1948 Jackie Robinson was the 1st African American to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

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to support farm prices by reducing agricultural  production through subsidies

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Men wore basic business suits. The suits were usually made from thick wool, worsted wool or tweed, but during the war synthetic rayon blended with wool was usually used instead. The classic Zoot Suits came in bright colors, baggy legs, and long jackets.

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Women's stockings were hard to buy because silk was used for parachutes in the war.

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Women working in factories wore slacks and overalls because they were more comfortable and practical.

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1940
Roosevelt signed making 1940 the first military draft to be created during a peacetime in the United States.

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1947
Ben Ames Williams

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Written by George Orwell in 1948.

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A project for a school website, enjoy the jitterbug dancing. :-)

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1941
Roosevelt signed providing financial aid to WWII veterans.

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1947
This provided aid to Greece and Turkey in an effort to protect them from communist aggression. Truman requested $400 million for assisting Greece and Turkey and Congress approved.

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The USO was a performance celebrities would give to military overseas. The USO offered recreation and morale boosting activities to the armed forces. They offered clubs, lounges, and Traveler's Aid Service, Mobile and Maneuvers Service, Home Hospitality, Service to War Workers, Overseas Service, and Camp Shows.

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1947
This plan gave over $13 billion in aid to help stimulate economic recovery in European nations after the war.

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He started his career in the 1920s as a comedian. Hope was an actor and entertainer. He then made his first film in 1940, The Road to Singapore, with Bing Crosby. Hope used his talents to bring joy and relief to the soldiers during the war through the USO.

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February 1945
Roosevelt joined the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin to discuss reorganization after the war.

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August 6, 1945: An American B-29 bomber dropped the world's first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan. The explosion killed 80,000 people. This bomb was known as "Little Boy".
August 9, 1945: The second B-29 dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This explosion killed about 40,000 people. This bomb was known as "Fat Man".

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American citizens were hoping that the war would end as soon as the bombs were dropped. The United States had so much power with the use of nuclear energy.