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A to Z by Decade: 1940s

For each letter of the alphabet, guess the associated clue relating to major events and pop culture in the 40s.
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Letter
Clue
Answer
A
Term for the military alliance between Japan, Italy, and Nazi Germany
Axis Powers
B
Generation which resulted from the massive population flux after the end of WWII
Baby Boomers
C
Director of the Great Dictator, who himself played a caricature of Adolf Hitler in the film
Charlie Chaplin
D
Five-star general who served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
E
Cartoon hunter who first appeared in 1940, attempting to hunt a certain “wascally wabbit”
Elmer Fudd
F
Bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945
Fat Man
G
Author of Animal Farm and 1984
George Orwell
H
Japanese wartime general/prime minister executed on December 23, 1948
Hideki Tojo
I
Jewish state created in the Middle East following World War II and the Holocaust
Israel
J
Man who became the first black baseball player in American major league baseball, famous for his number “42”
Jackie Robinson
K
Word for Japanese suicide bombers, translating to “divine wind”
Kamikaze
L
Bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945
Little Boy
M
Battle regarded as the turning point of the pacific theater of World War II
Midway Island
N
Type of resistance Mahatma Gandhi preached for against the British
Nonviolence
O
In 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first black actress to win this award following her performance in Gone With the Wind
Oscar
P
Naval base attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor
Q
Word synonymous with “traitor”, named for Norwegian politician turned Nazi collaborator during WWII
Quisling
R
Character and American cultural icon who represented the women who worked in factories and shipyards during WWII
Rosie the Riveter
S
Symbol of Indian self-reliance, as seen on the flag following India’s independence in 1947
Spinning wheel
T
Cartoon featuring a cat and mouse which debuted in 1940
Tom and Jerry
U
Organization formed between 51 cooperating nations following World War II to maintain international peace and security
United Nations
V
Nazi collaborationist government that ruled occupied France from 1940 until the defeat of Nazi Germany
Vichy
W
Secretly used by US president Franklin D. Roosevelt for mobility
Wheelchair
X
Joseph C. Wilson, the founder of this company, agreed to start development on commercial photocopying technology in 1946
Xerox
Y
1945 conference held between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to discuss the final defeat of Nazi Germany and post-war reorganization
Yalta Conference
Z
Type of flamboyant suit banned in 1943 in the US due to a mix of anti-black/anti-Latino racism and wartime fabric rations
Zoot Suit
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