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    and then follow it with part of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land”. These two song are actually associated with each other outside of the 2017 super bowl halftime show. Gutheir wrote his song as a critical response to Berlin’s song in the 1940s. He was inspired to write the lyrics to this song both after he had heard Berlin’s song on the radio and while he was with the migrant refugees who were in search of a better life in California. Guthrie’s song was recorded in 1944 and did not use

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    ambiance is so characterized to fit the theme of the mid 1940’s‚ it holds a refreshing breath taker. Lawrence Gibbilini was the founder of Oregano’s originally in Chicago‚ he later died in the late 1970’s after his son took over the family business. From then Oregano’s has developed all over Arizona grasping everyone’s attention. Oregano’s pizza provides an assortment of hospitality‚ the best food for your buck‚ and a realistic atmosphere of a 1940 Chicago pizza joint. Oregano’s Pizza Bistro summarizes

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    the early 1950s‚ many social changes took place that contributed towards the birth of the women’s liberation movement. These social changes can be seen extremely clearly as data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau show that from 1940 to its peak in 1950‚ the labor force participation (LFP) rate for all women increased by 24.3 percent [2]. It is an interesting statement on the social attitudes toward female labor that ‘the war did not inflate women’s wages. Employers would hire

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    of individual values and morals to achieve the societal expectations of the 1940s urban context and the 1990s suburban context. The American Dream is a social dream that is underpinned by its materialism where the individual must decide whether to follow its societal values or personal ideals‚ and face the consequences of their decision. In the play‚ Death of a Salesman‚ which examines the lives of the Loman family in 1940s urban America‚ the American Dream is believed to be achieved by projecting

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    Chapter 14 Corruption‚ Reform‚ and Reaction‚ 1935-1950 Huey Long’s death marked the end of one era and the beginning of another. After Long’s assassination‚ politicians sought to continue his dictatorial rule‚ but proved to be lesser men. The resulting scandals of 1939 generated a reform movement putting the Anti-Longites into power. It was during this period that Louisiana emerged from the Great Depression and entered into the most prosperous era‚ yet many continued to lead second class lives

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    of big bands‚ large dance halls and jitterbug-like beats that kept people on the dance floor. But little did America know that by the early 1940’s‚ their musical interests and tastes were soon going to change from upbeat tunes‚ to songs about war and love anthems. This change was brought by the war that Americans wanted to stay isolated from. In 1939-1940‚ Americans thought of the war to be Europe and Asia’s problem‚ wanting to remain isolated from the battles that were going on overseas. Many

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    Chapter two‚ The Order Police‚ describes the origins of the Order Police. Post World War II Germany attempted to create an army of police with military training and equipment. The Order Police had 244‚500 soldiers by the mid-1940s. In Chapter three‚ The Order Police and the Final Solution: Russia 1941‚ Browning talks about the involvement in 1941 of the Order Police in the massacre of Soviet Jews. There were orders from the higher ups in Hitler’s Germany that authorized the wholesale slaughter of

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    sugary coating. The coating preventing the candy from melting in the hot sun. In 1940‚ he made his first‚ independent move into the candy business in the United States. Somewhere in his travels‚ Mars had come across a candy that was essentially tiny chocolate pellets surrounded by a sugar shell. He may have seen soldiers eating them during the Spanish civil war; no one seems to know for sure. What is known is that in 1940‚ Mars concocted his own version of candy-coated chocolate drops

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    Despite King’s promise‚ in 1940 the government passed the National Resources Mobilization Act‚ a law that authorized limited conscription of Canadian men. From 1940 to June 1941 when Hitler invaded USSR‚ Canada was Britain’s most important ally. This was a time of crisis; the Nazis were in control of Europe and were steadily expanding their power and influence. Pressure mounted on Prime Minister King to increase Canada’s contribution to Britain‚ including soldiers. Supporter to conscription pointed

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    The electric guitar transformed both blues and country music‚ allowing for it to become a very important piece in American popular music history. Beginning in the mid 1940’s‚ a Blues artist named Muddy Waters began using an electric guitar. He later became known as the first blues artist to successfully use an electric guitar in his music‚ creating a subgenre called Electric Blues. Differing from the classical country blues‚ Muddy Waters created something more urban in Electric Blues. By using

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