THE 1940'S

MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

• Main musicians are Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and Bing Crosby
• Music was jazz and big bands
• Some songs are "a string of pearls" and "Pennsylvania 6-5000"

PROMINENT PEOPLE

• Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Adolf Hitler
• The presidents were FDR, Harry Truman, and Dwight Eisenhower

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

• Recovering from the Great Depression
• Factories were making WW2 items

ART AND ARTIST

• Abstract art started in 1943
• Some artist are Franz Kine, Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning

FASHION

• Women modeled after that utility clothed produced during the war
• The dresses had square shoulders, narrow hips, and it ended just below the knee
• Men were suits and ties

RELIGION

• The main religions were Christian and Roman Catholic

ARCHITECTS AND BUILDINGS

• Homes after World War II were either single story or split-level
• They looked boxy, were made of brick, and were ordinary
• They have small living spaces, picture windows, kitchen that is facing the backyard, pitched roof, garages, and amenities

INVENTIONS

• Some inventions were the jukebox, silly putty, boxed cake mix, kidney dialysis, the slinky, and frisbee

MEDICAL DISCOVERIES

• Penicillin was invented
• Leon Jacobson performed the first bone marrow transplant in 1949

SCIENTIST AND SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES

• Some scientists are Joseph John Johnson, Jane Goodall, and Sally Field
• A discovery was the development of rocketry

NEWS STORIES OF THE US AND THE WORLD

• WW 2 ended on Sept. 2, 1945
• Hitler and his wife commit suicide
• Germany gets divided
• Potsdam conference is in Potsdam, Germany

DANCES

• Jitterbug
• Swing
• Lindy hop

MOVIES ANE TV SHOWS

• Some movies are citizen Kane, it's a wonderful life, and double indemnity
• Tv shows are the Alan dale show, and candid camera

FOOD

• Roast pork, apple sauce, mashed potatoes, and beet pickles
• Creamed cabbage, cereal, rice cakes, and coffee

SPORTS AND ATHLETES

• Some sports are baseball, hockey, boxing and football
• Famous athletes are Ted Williams, Bill Durnan, Don Hutson, and Jackie Robinson

FUN FACT

• Duct tape was used to seal up ammunition cases in WW2