Vintage 40's week: Day 1: An overview of the 40's

Welcome everyone to day 1 of our "Vintage 40s week" I am so excited to be sharing this with you guys...Now let's get started..

Today we will be talking about a brief overview of the 1940's so you can get a feel of how things were like in this tough yet glamorous era.
So the most definitive event of the 1940's is without question World War II, which had started in 1939 and ended in 1945. Of course, the aftermath of the war remained well into the rest of this decade.

So as you can tell, despite the glamorous starlets, the 40's weren't as glamorous as some movies portray them. As you can imagine, It was a very tough time to live in with loved ones being drafted to the army (and potentially killed), and food rationed for each family due to severe shortages as well as the great depression. It was a war in its ugliest of forms, and took a toll on the lives of people in every way.

On a lighter note, the war did not completely stop film making and cinema, since some great films were made during that time and many stars emerged.

They were also a time of scientific advancements, some great and some not so great (see:atomic bomb). All this next to the emergence of a vast and rich culture.

It would take me several articles to actually tell the history of the 1940's in detail and I wanted this to be a short overview (and I didn't want to get too historical on you guys either :D )

Nonetheless the 1940's were definitely a rich and extremely interesting decade that continues to fascinate us to this day...

I hope this was informative, if you would like further reference or have any questions please feel free to contact me

take care and I will talk to you tomorrow, stay tuned for 1940's music

Rue