1940’s Decade‚ Political Leaders/Historical Events The start of the 1940’s‚ it wasn’t something to be glad of‚ the second world war‚ a major event that occurred almost half the decade; was taking place and has Hitler‚ a major politician and leader of the Nazi Party may have been the cause of the major deadly historical event. World War II was fought between two sides‚ the Allies and the Axis powers. In the Allies side consisting of the U.S‚ Soviet Union and the UK‚ with political leaders Franklin
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Gheorghe Brito Mr. Throne 11th Grade Lit 19 May 18‚ 2013 The Groundbreaking decade of the 1940’s brought the US many new things and interesting and ideas. This was a time of war and brutality. But the 1940’s were not all about war; new concepts were being developed like the invention of the Duct tape‚ the expansion of the movie and music industry and many others. The Advancements of the decade revolutionized the military‚ music‚ and movies industries. The Second World War took
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functions of the radio and the impact it had on society‚ radio was a very prominent and useful medium in relaying information‚ telling stories‚ and regulating moods. However much of the research done on radio has looked at the uses of radio during the 1940s-1960s when radio was a popular and favored medium. During their studies‚ Bryant and Oliver (2009) and Herzog (1944) both looked at why people gravitated toward radio‚ but what may have been an important relied upon medium then is no longer the case
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The most difficult times for the Unites States occurred the 1940’s. The beginning of the rock and roll styles‚ most of their lyrics express the pain that they suffered physically and emotionally. This was era of the world war II. When the world was full of fear and frustration‚ unknown what would bring the next day. However‚ reminding in a positive way on a brighter future of a nation. Those days when it was huge differences between African Americans and white people. While the country was struggling
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the confused enemy and pick them off. While both his propaganda and innovative military strategies worked for a stretch of the war‚ Hitler’s strategy’s began failing from 1940 until his suicide in 1945 that were ultimately responsible for Germany’s loss in World War II. Hitler’s first began making mistakes when‚ in 1940‚ Hitler missed two major opportunities to defeat Britain when it was weakest. In June‚ when the allied defenses in France and Belgium collapsed‚ he ordered his tanks not to
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The early 1940’s were years full of unpleasant events. On December 7‚ 1941‚ Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The next day Congress approved President Roosevelt’s petition to go to war with Japan. With the United States engaged in yet another great war‚ many men were required to avenge and protect their country. While President Roosevelt drafted men and shipped them overseas‚ women had a part of the war too. Men were volunteering to serve their country left and right. Some left a mother and father behind
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Status of Women during World War II” reexamines the various roles women occupied in wartime America. Anderson argues that though some historians they attribute women’s postwar employment changes simply to economics. Anderson implies that the 1940’s period played a more prominent role in developments‚ helping to accelerate the economic changes that would come after WWII. Moreover‚ though such studies exist in abundance today‚ in 1981 few historians explored the effects of living
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Lee‚ Dylan p.1 11/29/17 Auschwitz - 1940 Auschwitz was not a concentration camp‚ it was a kill camp. They used these camps to kill nuisances‚ and people they did not like. Inside of this camp‚ they killed people in many ways. There were many different types of prisoners. And the prisoners thought the living conditions were worse than death. The Holocaust was a horrible time‚ and in a concentration camp like Auschwitz‚ it made it even worse. The punishments in this camp varied. The most common
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In the winter and spring of 1943‚ after their terrible defeat in Stalingrad‚ clearly outnumbered and losing the initiative in the eastern front‚ Hitler and the German High Command were asking themselves what to do next‚ in the summer of 1943. The situation was bad not only in the war front. While Russian tank production increased to unbelievable levels‚ the German obsession for complex new super weapons‚ like the advanced but then immature Panther and Tiger tanks‚ largely reduced German tank production
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Economic History 1866-1940 There was a variety of economic events and crisis’ in the history of the United States of America between 1866-1940. During this time‚ the Gilded Age was well known for the rise of employment and rapid development within the U.S. economy. However‚ this was overshadowed by the Great Depression‚ one of the lowest points economically in the country. Regardless of economic uncertainty‚ one man‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ amassed a great wealth to be unmatched in U.S. history‚ greatly
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