the east and west of Poland. In one month‚ both countries each took over half of Poland. In the spring of 1940‚ the German forces quickly took over Denmark‚ Norway‚ Belgium‚ Luxemburg and the Netherlands. Then they invaded France‚ trapping hundreds of the Allied Power‚ soldiers. The Allies retreated to Great Britain. France surrendered to Germany on June 22nd 1940. During the summer of 1940 the German air force or the Luftwaffe began attacking British planes and airfields‚ in what was called
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style and built a social phenomenon around it. With many dances coming and going the swing fans kept on dancing. 3. Name some of the specific innovations Duke Ellington brought to jazz in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Duke Ellington brought some specific innovations to jazz in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Ellington was in time known as the greatest composer in jazz‚ he wrote roughly 2‚000 compositions that had arranged from solo piano pieces‚ to works for orchestra’s‚ to highly symphonic concert music‚ etc
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Analysis of performance choices that relate to the historical and cultural context of A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire highlighted many social issues of 1940s America through theatrical apparatus such as stage direction‚ linguistic tools and using characters metaphorically. These issues include the marked inequalities between social classes‚ the subjugation and oppression of women and racial divides. Williams’ realistic approach to characterisation sought to
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Thesis statement: Abraham Lincoln was the best President in 1940 due to how he shaped the United States for the better. Introduction Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States he made the Emancipation of slaves possible to achieve and he helped create the 13th Amendment in the United State this is just some ways Abraham Lincoln has shaped the United States. Abraham Lincoln was born February 12‚ 1809 near Hodgenville Kentucky and died April 15 ‚1865 in Washington D.C. from a horrible
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hindsight- have clamoured to give their accounts of why Hitler’s Third Reich was defeated‚ often pointing to structural failings within the state. Nazi Germany’s downfall was not inevitable‚ though‚ and indeed for over two years‚ between the summer of 1940 and autumn of 1942‚ the outcome of the war was far from certain. Yet‚ just a few months later following America’s entrance into the war‚ defeat of the Axis was in sight. In order to properly assess the question‚ it is important to define two key
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1900’s. All of our favorite music and dances can be attributed to the early Jazz and Blues and Swing of the 1900’s. In the following paragraphs we are going to briefly touch on a few of the major events that occurred during the time period from 1900 to 1940. A weekend that everyone enjoys is a weekend spent at the movie theatre‚ with a big tub of popcorn‚ a cold refreshing coke‚ and a hot date. But we must ask ourselves‚ would we even have these movies if it weren’t for the first talking movie The Jazz
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health of the unborn child. The history of ultrasound dates back to 1940s‚ during its inception. Dr. Karl Theodore Dussik of Austria‚ in 1942‚ published the first medical ultrasonic’s book. His research was based on transmission of ultrasound in brain investigation. In 1950s‚ Prof Ian Donald of Scotland developed a practical technology and application for ultrasounds (Bo Eklöf‚ 2012). In the period between 1940s and late 1990s‚ scans were done to patients seated in water-filled gun turrets
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the various types of modern music in films from the late 1940s through the early 1970s produced three general types of music‚ which is American nationalism‚ expressionism‚ and avant-garde. During this time of musical film‚ it was the advent of the film noir‚ it is a film style of cinematographic film that is shrouded by a mood of pessimism‚ fatalism‚ and menace. This term is also used to define American horror/crime films back in the 1940s. An example of film noir is “The Black Cat‚” this film is
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Sep 1939‚ in a move that surprised Hitler slightly‚ Italy refused to enter the European War due to Italy’s ill-preparedness for major military action. Mussolini did‚ however‚ declare war on the Western Allies in Jun 1940 after France had essentially fallen to the Germans. In Oct 1940‚ Italy invaded Greece but his army performed poorly and had to be bailed out by German intervention. Italy’s war in North Africa‚ too‚ did not go as well as Mussolini had hoped. Once again‚ Germany had to reinforce Italian
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uring the 1920s and 1930s‚ changes in the American population‚ increasing urbanization‚ and innovations in technology exerted major influences on the daily lives of ordinary people. Explore how everyday living changed during these years when use of automobiles and home electrification first became commonplace‚ when radio emerged‚ and when cinema‚ with the addition of sound‚ became broadly popular. Find out how worklife‚ domestic life‚ and leisure-time activities were affected by these factors as
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