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Multimedia Timelines
Multimedia Timelines

The timelines are divided into 5 parts, covering the pre-American participation years through the end of the war in 1945. The emphasis is on presenting the major events of the war chronologically and simply; supported by artifacts, photographs, radio news reports, and political speeches.

 
The American Homefront
The American Homefront

This section covers American homefront materials that are not already presented their own sections below. Subjects include: pre-war defense, "Remember Pearl Harbor!", anti-Japanese, anti-German/axis, pitching-in, and general war-themed.

 
The G.I. at Leisure
The G.I. at Leisure
(planned for the future)
 
 
American Music
American Music

This section presents both sheet music and 78 rpm recordings of songs directly related to the war.

 
The American Comic Book
The American Comic Book
(planned for the future)
 
 
Newspaper Comic Strips
Newspaper Comic Strips
[planned for the future]

 

 
Political Cartoons
Political Cartoons
[planned for the future]

 

 
Old-Time Radio Programs
Old-Time Radio Fiction
(planned for the future)
 
 
'Toons
War 'Toons

The section presents clips of animated shorts produced by various studios to help support the war effort. Many of these are controversial today because of their ethnic stereotyping.

 
American Cinema
American Cinema
(planned for the future)
 
 
Children's Literature
Children's Literature
(planned for the future)
 
 
Cultural Attitudes Toward the Enemy
(Links go to subsections throughout the site)
Japanese
Homefront > "Remember Pearl Harbor!" > War 'Toons
Homefront > Anti-Japanese  
Music > Pearl Harbor & Reaction  
Music > Axis & Allies > Anti-Japanese  
Music > Axis & Allies > Anti-Axis  
German
Homefront > Anti-German  
Music > Axis & Allies > Anti-German  
Music > Axis & Allies > Anti-Axis  
> War 'Toons  
 
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