With a partner, go through all of the topics listed on the process page and answer the questions in complete sentences. Take notes as you do as you will use them to help you compose your magazine.
Research the following Topics and answer the questions:
Research the following Topics and answer the questions:
- Women's Fashion
- http://www.uvm.edu/landscape/dating/clothing_and_hair/1940s_clothing_women.php
- vintagedancer.com/1940s/what-did-women-wear-in-the-1940s/
- What was the most common style of attire?
- What were the patterns like?
- Music
- www.retrowaste.com/1940s/music-in-the-1940s/
- www.thepeoplehistory.com/40smusic.html
- What was the style of music at the time?
- What Influenced their music?
- World War 2
- www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
- Where was World War 2 Fought? (For the most part)
- What are a couple causes of the war?
- Women’s Roles
- americanhistory1940-50.blogspot.com/p/role-of-women-during-1940s.html
- 1940s.org/history/on-the-homefront/women-at-work
- What was different in the 1940's for women?
- Why did women have to make this change?
- Propaganda
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_propaganda_during_World_War_II
- What types of media were propaganda put in?
- What was the propaganda used for? (Multiple uses, not just one!)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_propaganda_during_World_War_II
- Civil Rights
- www.pbs.org/thewar/at_home_civil_rights_minorities.htm
- Who was affected by the civil rights problems at the time?
- What kind of things did they face?
- www.pbs.org/thewar/at_home_civil_rights_minorities.htm
- Radio
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Radio
- www.britannica.com/topic/Golden-Age-of-American-radio
- Why was it called the Golden Age of radio?
- What was most often heard on the radio at this time?
- Automobiles
- www.anythingaboutcars.com/1940scars.html
- What were some popular cars from this time period?
- How are cars back then different from cars today?
- www.anythingaboutcars.com/1940scars.html
- Television
- livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe40s/life_27.html
- www.ranker.com/list/best-40s-tv-shows/ranker-tv
- Did TV become more or less popular than radio?
- Have you heard of any of those TV shows before? If so, which ones and from where?
- Presidents
- presidentsofthedecades.weebly.com/1940s.html
- Who were the presidents at the time?
- What amendment made it so they could not serve more than 2 terms?
- presidentsofthedecades.weebly.com/1940s.html