The 1940's

Fashion

• Zoot suits were popular for men
• Women wore convertible suits
• The ankle coat was created to make a fashion statement

ENTERTANMENT

• Movies became all the rage in the 40s
• The Office of War used movies to send their messages
• The TV's were all black and white
• White Fantasia was the most popular movie in 1940

sports

• Baseball games were used to cheer up the troops
• Hal  Newhouser played 17 baseball games 
• They had football in the 1940's

music

• 1940's radio became popular by these names: Bela Bartok and Aaron Coplend
• At the beginning of the decade,  big bands dominated popular music

science&tech

• There were theathers in the 1940
• The Original Amateur Hour was a popular radio  show  in 1948
• The Howdy Doody Show made its appearance in Januruay 1949

lifestyle

• They liked square dancing in 1940
• The Jitterbug made its first appearance
• TV dinners became more popular in the 1940's

world news

• World War 2 occurred in 1939

us news

• The U.S was coming out of depression 
• Pearl Harbor attack occurred in on December 7, 1941 
• We entered war the next day

bibliography

• http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html

misc

• Tom and Jerry was a cartoon in the 1940's

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