1940s

historical events: WWII, Finalnd signs U.S.S.R peace treaty, Pearl Harbor bombed, government persuades women to take jobs during WWII, President Roosevelt dies two weeks before the Germans surrender

American cultural history: 1940s

prevailing values: patriotism

literary texts:

major writers:

films: Citzen Kane, Casablanca, Notorious, Maltese Falcon, Grapes of Wrath

#1. Citizen Kane (1941)	Nominee
#2. Casablanca (1942)	Winner
#11. It's A Wonderful Life (1946)	Nominee
#21. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)	Nominee
#23. The Maltese Falcon (1941)	Nominee
#30. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)	Nominee
#37. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)	Winner
#38. Double Indemnity (1944)	Nominee
#51. The Philadelphia Story (1940)	Nominee
#57. The Third Man (1949)
#58. Fantasia (1940)
#100. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)	Nominee

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musicians:Music of the 1940s

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