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A SEPARATE PEACE: GENE’S ELECTRONIC TIME CAPSULE
BRIE S
TAROST
< One of the most famous posters for the American women to rise up to fill the roles of men at home.
Encourages Americans to not talk about troop movements.>War
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Save money and gas by joining a car club.
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AMERICAN PROPAGANDA POSTER URLS
We can do it: http://www.crestock.com/blog/design/the-evolution-of-propaganda-design-us-retro-posters-122.aspx
Uncle Sam: http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-posters/american.htm
Car sharing club: http://www.vanishedamericana.com/wwii/world-war-ii-ca-sharing-propaganda-poster/
Japanese war bonds: http://mcc10n3.blogspot.com/
Nazi shadow war bonds: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/exhibits/ww2/services/save1.htm
Puzzle piece: http://www2.needham.k12.ma.us/nhs/cur/Baker_00/2002-p3/baker_p3_12-01_js/index.htm
GENE’S CLOTHING
Custom made Ivy League suit to where to school.
Men’s combo swing suit.
Popular G.I. shoeshttp://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=b8738f1b76821462&q=1940's%20teenage%20young%20men%20clothing&prev=/images%3Fq%3D1940%2527s%2Bteenage%2Byoung%2Bmen%2Bclothing%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26biw%3D989%26bih%3D646%26tbs%3Disch:1
http://www.onlineshoes.com/mens-dr-martens-1940-boot-black-fine-haircell-p_id13539
http://beststuffformen.com/2009/10/17/get-your-mad-men-on-vintage-clothing-and-costumes-for-halloween-and-beyond-at-rusty-zipper/
http://vintageclothing.about.com/od/1940s/tp/40s-Men-s-.htm
http://www.ioffer.com/si/mens%20vintage
http://www.ivy-style.com/category/1920s-40s/page/2
http://www.rustyzipper.com/mens/suits/40s50s
POPULAR 1940’S MOVIESPinocchio (released in 1940)http://www.imdb.com/year/1940
The Grapes of Wrath(released in 1940)http://www.imdb.com/year/1940
Casablanca(released in 1942)http://bogart-tribute.net/films/casablanca.shtml
Destination Tokyo(released January 1944)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035799/
During the 1940s Walt Disney’s career began to prosper with Fantasia in 1940, Dumbo in 1941, and Bambi in 1942.
Mrs. Miniver was the biggest hit film of the year (released 1942) http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/mrs-miniver.html
The 1940s were a great time to go to the movies because so many of them were being made and here are a few.
POPULAR 1940S ACTOR/ACTRESSES
The forties were a very big time movies (as seen in the last slide), same as for actors and actresses.
Possibly the most famous actress from the 1940s: Marilyn Monroe.http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/marilyn_monroe/
Elizabeth Taylorhttp://www.oh-angelina.com/angelina-jolie-elizabeth-taylor/
Ginger Robertshttp://www.gingerrogers.com/about/photo.html
Autographed photo of Jimmy Stewart.http://www.texaslonghorn.us/The%20Trophy%20Room.htmOther famous actors and
actresses include Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, and Hattie McDaniel.
POPULAR 194O’S SINGERSMusic in the 1940s consisted of a lot of jazz and big band
styles. Some of the artists who helped to create this musical era are pictured be low, and also Bing Crosby, Glenn Miller, Cliff Edwards, Frank Sinatra, and many more.
http://www.associatepublisher.com/e/r/ro/rosemary_clooney.htm
http://niceandeasy-waldomusic.blogspot.com/2010/08/count-basie-and-his-orchestra-basic.html
http://www.examiner.com/swing-and-big-band-in-national/jazz-festival-to-feature-artie-shaw-orchestra
Dizzy Gillespie was known for his puffy cheeks. http://www.jazzpages.com/Deker/gillespie.htm
Popular scat jazz singer as “The man in the zoot suit with the reet pleats” because he brought around a whole new slang language: the 1940s Shakespeare. http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Cab-Calloway-Biography/70174F8FF5A9D51048256C2300077888
POPULAR 1940’S SONGS
Obviously there are hundreds of songs made during the 1940s, but here are six of some of the most popular back then.
•In the Mood – Glenn Miller
•When You Wish Upon a Star – Cliff Edwards
•I’ll never smile again – Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra
•Only Forever – Bing Crosby
•Body & Soul – Coleman Hawkins
•When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano – The Ink Spots
POPULAR 1940’S AUTHORS AND BOOKS
AUTHORS:
• Gwendolyn Brooks
• F. Scott Fitzgerlad
• John Steinbeck
• Richard Wright
• Carl Carmer
• Ernest Hemingway
• Carson McCullers
• Raymond Chandler
• William Faulkner
BOOKS:
• The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
• Farewell, My Lovely, by Raymond Chandler
• For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
• Intruder in the Dust by William Faulkner
• The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald
THE DRAFT
• Reintroduced in WW 1, the Selective Service Act of 1917 forced all men from the ages of 18-30 to draft.
• Act was redone as the Selective Training and Service Act (STSA) of 1940
• Pres. Roosevelt’s signing began the 1st peacetime draft in the US
• No more than 900,000 men to be in training at one time
• Men ages 18 – 45 liable for military service
• Required men 18 – 65 to register
Walter Olsang’s draft card; registered in the Old Man’s Draft of 1942. http://fletcherfamilytree.wordpress.com/2009/02/
THE DRAFT (CONTINUED)
• Limited service to 18 months
• Between 1940 and 1947 over 10 million men were inducted
• 1947 the Act was expired by Congress
• Replaced by a new act in 1948
• 1948 act said that all males 18-26 had to register
• Men from 19-26 liable for induction for 21 months service followed by 5 years of reserve duty
WORLD WAR 2: PACIFIC BATTLES
One of the most important pacific battle was the Battle of Midway. In the battle of Midway:
•Japanese lost four aircraft carries and their best pilots
•We only lost one carrier
•First major American naval victory of WW2
Some say that the Battle of Britain turned the war because if they had lost the n the war would have been over considering that Hitler would’ve controled all of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
The Battle of Coral Sea was a clash between carrier task forces:
•May 7-8, 1942
•Not one shot was traded
•Heaviest losses were the U.S. carrier Lexington and the Japanese carrier Shoho
•Japan withdrew
WORLD LEADERS: FDR
U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933 – 1945)
Helped America out of The Great Depression
At first followed a vast political opinion to remain neutral
Began to ally with Britain and Russia before actually entering the war
Pearl Harbor entered war
Knew before Pearl Harbor that they would eventually have to enter the war
Death in April 1945, briskly followed by the end of the war
http://open.salon.com/blog/david_cox/2009/11/06/what_fdr_gave_us
WORLD LEADERS: HARRY TRUMAN, ADOLF HITLERHarry S. Truman became the 33rd U.S. President after Roosevelt’s death
Became Pres. 83 days after V.P.
Gave the ‘OK’ to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Bomb ended WW II
Known for straightforward and blunt attitude
Adolf Hitler was the Nazi dictator of Germany from 1933 – 1945
Solider in WW1
Read“ The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion", which is a fake document supporting anti-semitism.
This sparked his hatred of Jews
Planned and began World War II
Prime minister of Germany 30 January, 1944
Committed suicide at the end of the war
http://www.visitingdc.com/president/harry-truman-picture.htm
http://www.footnote.com/document/137396737/
WORLD LEADERS: WINSTON CHURCHILL
Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of Great Britain May 10, 1940
Same day as when the German Blitzkrieg invasion of France began
‘The British Lion’ – excellent wartime leader
Formed a strong friendship with U.S.
http://queuemagazine.co.uk/quotes.aspx
“I take up my task in buoyancy and hope. I feel sure that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men. I feel entitled at this juncture, at this time, to claim the aid of all and to say, ‘Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength’.”
From his speech on May 13th, 1940 when he became Prime Minister
1940 MEDICAL DISCOVERIES• 1940: Howard Florey and Ernst Chain make a usable
form of penicillin
• 1944: Selman Waksman discovers steptomycin
• 1945: First vaccine for the flu
• 1947: Parke-Davis announces discover of antibiotic Chloromycetin
• 1949: Sir Harold Ridley preformed the first implant of intraocular lens
• 1950: John Hopps invented the first cardiac pacemaker
• 1950
• 1940s: Experts realized that smoking and mental ingestion were likely causes for cancer.
NEW INVENTIONS
• 1940: Nylons go on the market
• 1941: The Jeep was invented
• 1942: T shirts were introduced
• 1944: Ballpoint Pens go on sale
• 1945: 1st Computer built (ENIAC)
• 1945: Microwave Oven Invention
http://blogs.4wdandsportutility.com/
6286200/miscellaneous/old-jeep-
photos-and-advertising/index.html
The 1940 Willys “Quad” is said to be
the granddaddy of all
jeeps.
The first ENIAC
computer.
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NEW INVENTIONS (CONTINUED)
• 1945: Slinky Toys go on sale
• 1946: Bikinis introduced
• 1947: Polaroid Cameras invented
• 1948: ‘Big Bang’ Theory Formulated
• 1948: The Frisbee
http://canadatop.com/article/SLINKY
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0844347.html
http://www.2worldwar2.com/leaders.htm
http://www.2worldwar2.com/adolf-hitler.htm
http://www.history-timeline.deepthi.com/medical-history-timeline/medical-history-timeline-1941-1950.html
http://www.fashion-era.com/20th_century_major_innovations.htm
http://www.imdb.com/year/1940
http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html#film
http://www.filmsite.org/40sintro.html
http://www.americanlegends.com/authors/index.html
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_were_the_most_popular_authors_during_the_1940's
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_were_the_most_important_battles_in_the_Pacific_during_World_War_2
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_were_the_most_important_battles_of_World_War_2
http://www.worldwar2history.info/Coral-Sea/
http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/mma/timeline.html
http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/1940timeline.htm
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090405133732AAScIUB
http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/1940.htm
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/40smusic.html
http://www.popularsong.org/1940.html
http://www.bicycle-heaven.com/blog/
2007_09_01_archive.html Phillips Exeter School!