The Editors of Time Life Books 120). By the nineteen forties technology also had become an intrical part of America culture. Women were aided by new technologies around the house like the frozen dinner and Tupperware that helped save time (124). This new time and the taste of independence they had received from working during the war helped create a radical feminist movement (124). Entertainment became even more popular as technology became increasingly modern. Movies were popular, and by 1947 commercial television was available to the public (128). Teenagers also became a recognized force during the forties (Devarney 41). With men off to war teenage boys and girls found employment readily available. They had money to spend because of these jobs and advertisement began to be aimed at teens (42). With fathers away and mothers at work, another new phenomenon arose: the juvenile delinquent (44). The forties was decade defined by World War II. America was forever changed by this war. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941, the United States entered World War II. More than 16 million American men and women served in the military while millions of housewives worked to help keep the economy running (Editors of Time Life Books 60). The U.S. emerged from the war as the world's most powerful nation. Americans, after surviving years of depression and war, eagerly started families. A surge in the 1946 birthrate began the postwar baby boom (120). Although there were rumors, it was only after the war ended that Americans learned the extent of the Holocaust. Realization of the power of prejudice helped lead to civil rights reforms over the next three decades. America has been forever changed by the advancement that were made during this decade....
