1940s in film. Home, The 1940s Society. 1940s Fashion History Movies Music. Library Resources - The 40s. 1940s. The 1940s was a decade that began on January 1, 1940 and ended on December 31, 1949.
Most of the Second World War took place in the first half of the decade, which had a profound effect on most countries and people in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere. The consequences of the war lingered well into the second half of the decade, with a war-weary Europe divided between the jostling spheres of influence of the West and the Soviet Union, leading to the beginning of the Cold War. To some degree internal and external tensions in the post-war era were managed by new institutions, including the United Nations, the welfare state and the Bretton Woods system, facilitating the post–World War II boom, which lasted well into the 1970s.
However the conditions of the post-war world encouraged decolonialization and emergence of new states and governments, with India, Pakistan, Israel, Vietnam and others declaring independence, although rarely without bloodshed. Politics and wars[edit] American History - Decade 1940 - 1949. REF E169.12 .A419 American Decades 1940-1949 Business, government, education, arts, science and sports .
REF E178.5.A48 Album of American History Vol V and VI This is a great book to give the reader the real flavor of the decade because it is made up of photographs, captions, and brief entries. REF E174.D62 Dictionary of American History From very brief to multi-page signed entries on topics in American history.