On December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft had
attacked Pearl Harbor. The start of the 1940s was the true beginning of when
the American people became involved in the second world war. We were shaken up
by the event. “A Date which will live in Infamy…” a famous line from our
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, about Pearl Harbor. He gave a speech, short
but powerful; an encouraging message for the American People to gird their
loins, because we were headed into the war.
During this decade, women became more involved in the country’s work
force. They took over jobs, because their husbands were out fighting the war.
Resources and supplies were sent to the troops, so we had to come up with our
own. The wartime was rough for everyone; we also canceled both summer and
winter Olympic games due to the war. Theories were still being made (i.e. the
Big Bang theory) and inventions were still being produced. The American spirit
was not yet lost, but we were facing a long journey ahead.
THE LADIES
