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WORLD WAR ||started at the end of the the 1930's and ended halfway through the 40's so if you were growing up in the 40's you would have grown up during the war.

INVENTIONS

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• The first Jeep was invented
• Colour TV
• Instant Photography
• Microwave
• The Slinky

SPORTS

• Boxing was hugely popular in the 1940's
• Baseball
• Football was becoming more popular
• In the Olmpics, Australia brought home 13 medals

EDUCATION
1940 childhood was recognised as a stage of the human development.
There was an expectation that children would complete a longer, more comprehensive educational programme than ever before.

INTERESTING FACTS

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• Radio was a big hit
• To communicate to their friends they sent letters
• They were into watching the horse and dog races
• Did you know that in 1949, milk cost 8cents a litre,
• Now they cost $2 dollars

Jobs

In the 40's, compared to what we get now, if you were a man,you would get paid a maximum of 25 dollars a week and ladies get paid less.

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