Funding for the military increased significantly, but more important for the citizens at home, the selective service draft went into effect on September 16, 1940. But war was certainly on people's minds in 19.Įurope was embroiled in conflict, and the United States government was preparing for a possible war.
The American forces didn't enter the war until December 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
On this episode, we'll hear World War II songs performed by Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Kate Smith, and more. Throughout the early 1940s, music played a key role in the war effort for America, serving as a way to boost morale, channel anger towards the Axis powers, or grapple with those complex and extraordinary feelings of loss. I'll be exploring the music of an important historical event: World War II.
This week on this show, a Memorial Day special.
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