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Popular Music
Music in the 1940s was mainly built around the jazz and big band styles -
Color TV
Peter Goldmark invented the first color TV. -
The Military Draft
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Founding of The Tuskegee Airmen
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a port on the territory of Hawaii in WW2. Japan attacked the harbor and left hundreds of Americans dead. This event caused America’s involvement in the war. -
Comic Book Golden Age
During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. -
Battle Of Midway
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Rosie The Riveter
Rosie the Riveter was a social icon that represented women working at the men’s jobs while they fought in the war. The picture inspired many women after the war to peruse new jobs and responibilities that the men had taken back after they returned. -
Invasion of Italy
The Allied forces invaded Italy to take power from the Nazi regime. -
D-Day
The Allied forces invaded the beaches of Normandy to ceize power from the Nazis. This was one of the bloodiest battles ever. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
Hiroshima was a Japanese city during WW2 that America dropped an atomic bomb on after the events of Pearl Harbor. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
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Arms Race Began
