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1940s

About 556 pages (166,652 words) in 14 products

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Products for Teachers
The 20th Century Series: The Forties
28,800 words, approx. 96 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher Created Resources. For Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Timeline of American Events 1940-1949 Summary
1,060 words, approx. 4 pages
One of the first antibiotics developed in the United States — actinomycin, created by Selman Waksman of Rutgers University — proves too poisonous for use in humans. The first color television broadcast in America by RCA is accomplished,...
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America 1940-1949: Law and Justice Summary
20,837 words, approx. 70 pages
With the advent of the 1940s came an increased prosperity as well as the higher risk of conflict with other nations. Both possibilities had effects on the law. The efforts of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, first elected in 1932, to fight the Great...
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America 1940-1949: Media Summary
20,625 words, approx. 69 pages
The 1940s were dominated by World War II. This was as true for the media as it was for other areas of American life. From 1941 until the majority of the troops returned home in 1946, newspapers and radio concentrated their coverage on the war. From...
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America 1940-1949: Religion Summary
20,431 words, approx. 68 pages
After a long period of decline during the Depression, American churches experienced a revival — unique among the belligerents — following World War II. Church membership skyrocketed, and thousands of new congregations were formed. About 43...
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1940s Information
1,665 words, approx. 6 pages
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News and Journals
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The New York Observer
Mean Girls, 1940
6/19/2007: 466 words, approx. 2 pages
Frenemies, those acquaintances who exchange pleasantries to your face then spit insults behind your back, can be quite vicious. Especially when they’re writers. Old Acquaintance, written by John Van Druten in 1940 and in revival at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s American Airlines Theatre, is an...
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AP News
Poles promote officers murdered in 1940
11/9/2007: 358 words, approx. 1 pages
Poland began a two-day ceremony Friday to mark a bitter moment in its past, giving posthumous promotions to 14,000 Polish officers who were captured early in World War II and then murdered by the Soviet secret police.President Lech Kaczynski honored slain members of the army...
 


1940s Study Pack

Get the complete 1940s Study Pack, which includes everything but the lesson plans listed on this page. Approximately 556 pages (at 300 words per page) in 13 products.

 Please Note: Study Pack does not include teacher lesson plans or puzzle packs.

This Study Pack Contains:
3 Encyclopedia Articles
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1940s

About 556 pages (166,652 words) in 14 products


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