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The start of World War II.
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In 1940, Grant Wood painted "The American Golfer."
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On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked, causing the US to enter into World War II as an Allied power.
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In 1943, Francis Criss painted "Day Shift."
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From 1942 to 1944, Thomas Hart Benton painted "Tobacco Sorters."
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World War II ended in 1945.