Decade - 1940s

The Germans were trying weaken English defenses and take over the country.

There were several games played in the 1940's. Some games that families played with each other were Monopoly, Chutes and Ladders, and spinning fortune tellers.

The development of package holidays Thomas cook (1808-1902) is often hailed as the 'farther of travel and tourism'. It was in the mid-nineteenth century brought that he found out some appalling conditions for the working class. Despite their poverty, many of the working class were driven to drink. This horrified cook .At seventeen Thomas joined the local Temperance Society and over the next few years spent his spare-time campaigning against the consumption of alcohol. Meetings were held throughout the country and it was this and the advert of the railroad that prompted him to charter a train to take temperance supporters from Leicester to Loughborough for a meeting on the 5th of July 1841. Cook charge one shilling and this included the cost of the rail ticket and the food on the journey. The venture was a great success and Cook decided to start his own business running rail excursions. The enormous response promoted him to arrange an increasing number and range of excursions to destinations in the British Isles, including seaside resorts, to give people a temporary escape from the drudgery of their daily lives. In 1885, his first group ventured abroad to visit Belgium, Germany and France, with all arrangements made by him. The interest of travelling grew in the first half of the twentieth century, particularly in the UK. Harry Warner opened his first holiday camp, followed by Billy Butlin in 1936.Holidaymakers enjoyed the accommodation in basic but bright chalets, three meals a day and entertainment for an all-inclusive price. These holidays grew popular.

African American individuals were not treated very well in the 1940's. These individuals were separated from whites and told they did not have the same privileges as whites.

You need to know its exact date and whether there is a small D or S under the bow on the back. Most quarters from that time period are worth about $2.50 - $3.00 for their silver content, but some (e.g. a 1940-D) can be worth much more.

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1933-1945

President Harry S. Truman: 1945-1953

In 1949, the median home price in the United States was approximately $7,400. This figure varied significantly depending on the location and type of housing. For example, houses in suburban areas were generally more affordable compared to urban centers. Overall, housing costs during this period were considerably lower than today, reflecting the economic conditions of post-World War II America.

40% of people

Yes, electricity was formed in the 1800s, so it had existed for a long time (140 years) already. Wiki ROCKS! Your techno homeslice

The average family had 1 vehicle in the 1940s.

There were two presidents in this decade. Franklin D. Roosevelt was president from March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945. Harry Truman was president from April 12, 1945 to January 20, 1953.

The Nazi defeat at Kursk was the most important event in 1943.

A group of people who fight in the air basically means people who fight in a big group and don't fight fair. The easiest way to win one of these fights is to stay quick and agile. Keep the more stronger attackers in your view. Turn constantly and land nice solid punches. This will stun your opponent giving you time to run away. Use your adrenaline for speed, not fear.

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WWII was over, the Baby Boom had started, people were working hard to make a better life, women were beginning to enter the post war work force, NATO was established, Israel was a new country, sitcoms were becoming popular TV fare, the first VW Beetle was sold in America, the Emmy Awards began, and Harry Truman was president.

the currency in the 1940's was bob

Planes, cars, boats and trains. All were very inefficient and slow at that time.

18 cents per gallon

Dunno, but my grandfather revolutionized that machine with a multi use plate. he got a write up in stars and stripes magazine for it- mom still has the article. If you want to sell it let me know!

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During the first and second world wars, many jobs traditionally done by men, had to be done by women, as most men were away fighting. Trousers were safer to wear when a woman was working with machinery in a factory. Also, many women wore their absent husband's trousers, basically as a make do and mend due to wartime shortages.

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J. Robert Oppenheimer said or quoted this at the time of the first nuclear test. According to the Wikipedia articles on him: In reference to the Trinity test in New Mexico, where his Los Alamos team first tested the bomb, Oppenheimer famously recalled the Bhagavad Gita: "If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one. Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Oppenheimer (accessed 15 October 2008.

I don't know, maybe just the Geneva Conventions of 1949 saving millions of lives by holding a international treaty to save the lives of civilians by declaring them "neutral". Or maybe to have rules against torturing, and abuse in prison camps. Or maybe just the small fact that a wounded soldier either at sea or at land, must not be killed, and must be rushed to medical treatment, while not distinguishing him because of his nationality. YOU JUST GOT SERVED

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