Inhalt: | The only available historical dictionary devoted exclusively to the 1940s, this book offers readers a ready-reference portrait of one of the twentieth century's most tumultuous decades. In nearly 600 concise entries, the volume quickly defines a historical figure, institution, or event, and then points readers to three sources that treat the subject in depth. In selecting topics for inclusion, the editors and authors offer a representative slice of life as contemporaneous Americans saw it - with coverage of people; movements; court cases; and economic, social, cultural, political, military, and technological changes. The book focuses chiefly on the United States, but places American lives and events firmly within a global context. Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- A -- ABBOTT, WILLIAM ALEX-ANDER "BUD -- ABORTION -- ACHESON, DEAN GOODERHAM -- AFRICAN AMERICANS -- AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE MILITARY -- AFRICAN AMERICAN NATIONALISM -- AGRICULTURE -- AIKEN, GEORGE DAVID -- ALCATRAZ -- ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (AA) -- ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE (AAGPBI) -- AMALGAMATED CLOTHING WORKERS OF AMERICA (ACWA) -- AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA -- AMERICA AND EAST ASIA -- AMERICA AND GERMANY -- AMERICA AND GREECE -- AMERICA AND ISRAEL -- AMERICA AND ITALY -- AMERICA AND JAPAN -- AMERICA AND THE ARAB WORLD -- AMERICA AND THE HOLOCAUST -- AMERICA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM -- AMERICA AND THE USSR -- AMERICA FIRST MOVEMENT -- AMERICA IN 1940 -- AMERICAN DREAM -- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR (AFL) -- AMERICAN JEWS -- AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION (ADA) -- AMOS 'N' ANDY -- ANDERSON, CLINTON PRESBA -- ANDERSON, MARIAN -- ANDREWS SISTERS -- ANTIMISCEGENATION LAWS -- ANTI-SEMITISM -- ARDEN, EVE -- ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS -- ARVEY, JACOB M. -- ASTRONOMY -- ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION -- AUSTIN, WARREN ROBINSON -- AUTOMOBILES -- AUTRY, ORVON GENE -- AVIATION (COMMERCIAL) -- AVIATION (MILITARY) -- "AXIS SALLY" -- B -- B-29 SUPERFORTRESS -- BABY BOOM -- BALL, LUCILLE DESIREE -- BALLPOINT PENS -- BARKLEY, ALBEN WILLIAM -- BARUCH, BERNARD MANNES -- BASEBALL -- BASEBALL'S NEGRO LEAGUES -- BASKETBALL (COLLEGE) -- BASKETBALL (PROFESSIONAL) -- BEARD, CHARLES A. -- BELL, JAMES THOMAS "COOL PAPA" -- BENÉT, STEPHEN VINCENT -- BENSON, EZRA TAFT -- BENTLEY, ELIZABETH -- BERLIN BLOCKADE -- BETHUNE, MARY McLEOD -- BIDDLE, FRANCIS BEVERLY -- BIG BANG THEORY -- BIKINI -- BILBO, THEODORE GILMORE -- BIRTH CONTROL -- BLACK ELK, NICHOLAS -- BLACK, HUGO LAFAYETTE -- BLIMPS AND AIRSHIPS -- "BOGEY AND BACALL"-HUMPHREY DeFOREST BOGART -- BOWLES, CHESTER -- BOXING -- BOYD, WILLIAM -- BRETTON WOODS CONFERENCE. |
