1. America's Decade: The Early 40s
In Europe, the nightmare had already begun "but many in the United States were reluctant to get involved in the new war. ... It was the beginning of another "red scare- in the nation: fears of communism, which had been on the rise ever since the stock market crash that set off the Great Depression, sparked accusations that artists, writers, actors and learned people were communists. ... Enormous victories, including those famous battles as the Invasion of Normandy and the Battle of Midway, were turning points in the war with both major axis powers. With America finally involved, there was...
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