https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v en-us 2017-05-08 16:09:34 UTC 2024-07-26 02:37:03 UTC hello@padlet.com charliehale12 https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170556859 In late 1941, the united states government established a secret project and coined it the Manhattan Project. This top secret project was set up to beat the axis power to the most destructive bomb in the world at the time. This project employed 120,000 people. When the bomb was tested in New Mexico it created a crater a half-mile wide that turned sand into glass. Almost immediately after that a cover story was sent out to calm the American population. This is what started the very deadly and very real nuclear age. ]]> 2017-05-08 16:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170556859 laurenromfo https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170556881 Women's fashion reflected the style of utility clothes. The clothes were designed with broad shoulders, small waists, and the skirts ended above the knees. This was bold and way different than women had ever dressed before. Men during this time were known for their big suits, big pants, and big colors; throughout all class levels, they dressed similarly. Fedoras, straw hats, and two tone shoes were popular. ]]> 2017-05-08 16:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170556881 charliehale12 https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170557239 During the 1940's the unemployment rate dropped an unbelievable amount due to the American involvement in the second world war. The unemployment rate dropped 10% because the government established wartime manufacturing facilities. This in turn made unemployment rates extremely low. Some of the major shortages during this time of war was the gasoline, steel, rubber, coffee, oil, butter, and meet. The 1940 top federal tax rate and the capital gains tax rate were both higher than the historical average. Top Federal Tax Rate: 81.1%, Capital Gains Tax Rate: 30%. The historical average for federal was 63% and the capital gains rate was 25%. Overall the economy was very well even tough these numbers are high later in the 1940's people started spending loads of money because most families had more than just the male working do the families had more money which lead to the postwar boom!]]> 2017-05-08 16:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170557239 addasyn1 https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170558534 -music in the 1940s was built around Jazz music
-Artists like Rosemary Clooney, Count Basie, and Artie Shaw helped to define the musical era with their unique brand of entertaining crowds through their music
-This was  the era of World War II;  many musicians  strived to reflect the pain that the country was going through while still remaining upbeat and positive about their future

]]> 2017-05-08 16:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170558534 sdatkins10 https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170558754 During this decade there were two different presidents. The first was our 32nd president of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt(1933-1945); the second was the 33rd President of the United States Harry S. Truman(1945-1953). Truman took over during Roosevelt's third term because of FDR's sudden death caused by a stroke]]> 2017-05-08 16:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170558754 addasyn1 https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170560213 2017-05-08 16:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170560213 laurenromfo https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170560379 -pinned up curled hair
-The Victory Roll 
-headscarves and turbans were used to tie up their hair when they worked in factories 
-hair grips and bobbie pins were popular to use when doing a hairstyle]]> 2017-05-08 16:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170560379 laurenromfo https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170560554 https://www.uvm.edu/landscape/dating/clothing_and_hair/1940s_clothing_women.php
http://www.shmoop.com/wwii-home-front/economy.html
http://hair-and-makeup-artist.com/womens-1940s-hairstyles/
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/40smusic.html
http://www.ushistory.org/us/51f.asp]]> 2017-05-08 16:32:54 UTC https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170560554 sdatkins10 https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170577720 -McCarthyism
-This was an ongoing scandal during "The Red Scare" era (1940's-1950's) where a Wisconsin senator, Joseph McCarthy, was known for blaming high political and famous figures of being communist. Communism was a big problem in the world at this time and the US' main goal was to stop the spread of communism. McCarthy was only doing this for fame and popularity, but was ultimately shunned by everyone in the US for causing this big problem. ]]> 2017-05-08 17:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/170577720 sdatkins10 https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/171049971 During the 40's the united states entered into the 2nd world war because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. At first, FDR's main goal of the war was to stay neutral in the war effort and try and stay out of it completely, but that act of terrorism changed everything. the war lasted until September 2, 1945]]> 2017-05-10 15:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/charliehale12/6zecdeziq70v/wish/171049971