-
Science and Technology: Jeep
Throughout World War 1 and World War 2 the United States needed an all terrain, fast, and lightweight vehicle. The first jeep was developed at Willy's Truck Company. Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th president, said that we could not have won World War 2 without the jeep. -
World event : Holocaust
It was also known as the shoah. The holocaust was a genocide of about 6 million people. About 1 million kids, 2 million women, and 3 million men were killed. -
Sports and Music: Cancelled sporting events during World War 2
Many sporting events were cancelled and many sports teams fell apart because of the need for men during World War 2. Since hte men were away the women started to become more involved in the things that men would usually do. -
World event : Balkans Campaign
Began with the italy invation o greece. Within weeks the italians were driven out of greece. Hitler reconized the need to go to the aid of his ally, ben itomussolini italian dictator, -
World event: Land Lease
Transvered war supplies, including food, macinary, and servicces to nations whos defense was the defense of the US in world war two -
Science and Technology:Penicillin
Penicillin was first used successfully in 1941 in London, England. Penicillin is a powerful drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and it was the first antibiotic used sucessfully to treat serious diseases in humans. -
Fashion and Entertsinment: Citizen Kane
Director Orson Welles used newly developed film technology to create a visual masterpiece. The release was delayed, and then limited because of the controversey it caused. It was sometmes called the best moive no one saw. -
world event : pearl harbor
japanese plans swept in without warning over oahu and attacked at 7:55 am. 188 us aircrafts were wounded, 68 civilians died, 1,109 were wounded, and 2,280 miliary casualties were killed. On December 8 the united states declareded war on japan. -
worldevent: American home front
the unemployment problem ended in the US with the beginning of world war two. Women join the work force to replace men who had joined the forces. -
Fashion and Entertainment: Zoot Suit Riots
The "zoot suit" was an extravagant, flashy suit that was mostly worn by Mexican and African Americans in the early 1940's. In 1942, regulations on the use of fabrics caused this style to be outlawed. Mexican American gangs continued wearing them, which caused racial conflict and riots between gangs and white american soldiers. -
Science and Technology: The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a top-secret project created by the United States government to design the first nuclear weapon. The scientists, including Robert Oppenheimer, spent three years creating the bomb and successfully exploded the first nuclear weapon on July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico -
Sports and Music: The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Since most men went to fight in World War 2 most baseball teams fell apart. Philip Wrigley started the girls baseball league. The women played under the same rules men had to. -
Science and Technology
The slinky was a toy invented by Richard James on accident. Slinkys were the toy of their time and are still very popular today. The slinky is a tension spring that keeps moving when it falls to the ground. -
World event : Casablenca Conference
World war two meeting of the president Franklin D. Rooseveltand british prime minister wiston thurchill at caeablance french morcco. Declaration pledged that the war would only end with the unconditional surrender of the axis -
Fashion and Entertainment:Casablanca
Casablanca is widely considered to be one of Hollywood's greatest movie moments. The movie, set in World War II Africa, was one of the greatest of the war movies that becam so popular during this time. -
Fashion and Entertainment: Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter was the icon who inspired women to work in factories, always clad in red bandana and man's work uniform. The Saturday Evening Post published a cover of Rosie on May 29, 1943. The Norman Rockwell drawn cover became a famous image of the icon. -
World event: Operation Pointblank
Code name for the pimary plan of the allied combined bomber offensive. Pointblank directer order Raf bomber and the US eight eight air to bomb targeges like aircraft factories -
world event: normandy campaign
the plan known as operation overlord had been planed since 1943. In May of 1944 tactical bombing was begun in order to destroy german communcations in france.US forces established the utah and the qhaha beach -
World event : Battle of Bluge
On Dec. 16 German forces broke the thinly hold by mericans front in belgian ardennes sector. The 1st and the 9th armies attacked the from the north. The 3rd army attacked it from the south. -
Science and Technology: Microwave Oven
The Microwave Oven was discovered as a result of the magnetron, a tube that produces microwaves. The first oven to go on the market was called the radar range and was the size of a refrigerator. -
Fashion and Entertainment: Invention of Bikini
French designers Jacues Heim and Louis Reard both created the "world's smallest bathing suit" at the same time, but Reard's was actually much smaller. Reard's version used only thirty inches of fabric, and left the halter top/ swim shorts bathing suits in the 30's. -
Fashion and Entertainment: Dior Creates "New Look"
French designer Christian Dior satisfied women's want for a change in fashion after the war. His padded shoulders and hips constricted the waist, bringing back a feminine look. WOmen all over the world embraced the changes after long years of boring wartime clothes; Dior's name went down in history. -
Sports and Music: Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in baseball
After spending years playing in the negro leagues, Jackie Robinson finally got the chance to put on a dodgers uniform in 1947. He recieved respect and also threats for the courageous thing he did. As a result of Jackie Robinson, many more African-Americans began to join the Major League -
Fashion and Entertainment:Anne Frank's Diary Published
Two years after her death in a nazi concentration camp, Anne Frank's diary is finally published. The diary tells her story of being in hiding for two years and showed the world the war from a child's perspective. -
Fashion and Entertainment: Invention of 33 1/3 LP Record
Columbia Records demonstrated the new long-playing record New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The new record allowed listeners twenty-five minutes of uninterrupted music per side, in contrast to four minutes per side on the 78 rpm record. -
Science and Technology: Velcro
Velcro was discovered by George de Mestral on accident in Switzerland. He realized that things with hooks like burrs can hook on to other things like tiny threads on your pants and stick together until you applied enough pressure to pull them apart . Up to this day, velcro is very popular throughout the world. -
Fashion and Entertainment: Cable Television Debuts
John and Margaret Walson started in the mountains of Pennsylvania. The transmission by coaxial cables brought better reception and variety of television to rural areas. -
The Land Camera
The Land Camera was the first camera capable of developing film within about sixty seconds of taking the picture. This method of photography, instant photography, was a faster and more efficient way of photography. -
Fashion and Entertainment: First Telethon
MIlton Berle hosted the 16 hour NBC broadcast, and raised $1,100,000 for the Damon Runyan Memorial Cancer Fund. It set the tone for telethons for years to come.
