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Decade - 1940s

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Is Kazakhstan for or against womens rights?

Kazakhstan has made strides in promoting women's rights, particularly through legislation aimed at improving gender equality and combating domestic violence. However, cultural and societal challenges persist that can hinder the full realization of these rights. While the government publicly supports women's empowerment initiatives, actual implementation and enforcement of these policies can vary. Overall, Kazakhstan is officially in favor of women's rights, but ongoing efforts are needed to ensure meaningful progress.

Who proposed an economic aid package for Europe?

The US Secretary of State, George Marshall was the author of the Marshall Plan for rebuilding Europe after WW II.

What were the major fasctist goverenments of the 1940's?

Adolf Hitler's Germany

Benito Mussolini's Italy

Francisco Franco's Spain

These are the main fascist governements in the 1940s. Other countries governments, like Norway, Croatia, Vichy France and other states, were merely puppet governments.

What did female teachers wear in 1940's Britain?

  • They wore long gowns with low heel shoe and had a long stick for smacking bad children

How do I find out about the value of a porcelain lamp made by Artistic Lamp Mfg Co New York City in the late 1930's or early 1940's?

I have a lamp artistic lamp mfg ,nyc ,it is a beige color with 4 clusters of roses on it all around the lamp front ,back amn sides ,the cluster on the sides are smaller an not as big as the front an back ones roses are pink ,has a goldest base an the org. wire am plug an it works ,thank u

Where is the model number on a 1940s marlin 30-30?

I have a mod. 336 30/30 that confirmed serial through Marlin Firearms. The serial located on tang directly under hammer.

Who was Lawrence Melkio. Was an opera singer in the 1940s and 1950's?

are you thinking of Laurits Melchior? If so, he was an opera singer in that era starting

before the 1940s though.

Were teachers allowed to spank or paddle children in the 1940's?

There was nothing unusual about corporal punishment in those days, However it would still depend on where you were, I was in school in Australia in the 1960 and I among many others was belted across the hands with a cone on occasion. I think thinking back about it that this was more a case of the teacher getting his rocks of then punishment.

What are some 1940s internees called?

Try "Issei" which means first generation Japanese, who were of course interned during WW2.

What could a dollar buy in the 1940's?

A 5 pound of meat, half tank of gas and 32 soda pops..

Why items were in short supply in 1940's?

items were in short supply for Britain because all their cargo ships bringing food and other things in from the US were torpeoded and sunk by the German UBoats

Who was the first lady of the US in 1946-52?

If you are doing the crossword puzzle, the clue was first lady 1946-1952 and the answer would be Eva Peron.

If you are interested in U.S. history, Elizabeth "Bess" Truman was First Lady of the U.S. from 1945-1953.

Effects of the formation of cominform?

i belive that Stalin believed in Jacob the nipple pirate..

What is Thermojene?

This is a kind of strong orange cotton wool which kept the warmth on your chest during the war.

Who won siege of leningrad?

not leningrad but Stalingrad and marechal Zubof won

The lengthy siege of Leningrad (now returned to its original name of St Petersburg) was eventually won by the Soviets after much suffering by the inhabitants. There was no siege of Stalingrad, but there was a lengthy battle with heavy casualties on both sides. The Soviet Army under Marshal Zhukov won this also.

Did they have cars in the 1940s?

Yes, in fact they did have cars in the 1940's. To prove that, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt used the car to get votes.