1940’s Sports Sports play an important role in modern society. It’s sometimes hard to believe that something that started out as simple entertainment has morphed into one of the most popular mediums in current society. The 1940’s wasn’t a happy go lucky period, it was a time of war and tragedy, the historical events of the decade affected sports in many ways. Sports were more important than ever during this period because of this. Many important or historic events happened in the 1940s. The US entered into a world war, the famous Mount Rushmore sculpture was completed, and midway through the decade President Franklin Roosevelt died.
December 7th of 1941 was an important part of U.S history, it marked the beginning of America’s entry into a world war. Although WWII started in the late 1930s the Japanese wouldn’t bomb Pearl Harbor until the 1940s, this is what caused the US to join in the war. There were many historic events that occurred in the 1940s besides the war of course. The famous Mount Rushmore was finished on June 26th of 1941. April 12th of 1945 was a tragic day, at 1pm Franklin Roosevelt our 32nd president that led us through the great depression and WWII died of a …show more content…
It ranged from depressing to uplifting, mainly tragic because of the war. Many historical events took place, America´s entry into world war II, the famous Mount Rushmore´s completion, and Franklin Roosevelt’s death. The contrast to the depressing subject that was the war was sports, mainly baseball. You could say this only boosted baseball’s popularity because it distracted people from the war, and boosted people’s morale. Unfortunately because of the war, many of the pro athletes were drafted or enlisted in the war leaving only minor league players and rookies. After the War, Sports became even more popular because of all the athletes returning from serving in the armed
December 7th of 1941 was an important part of U.S history, it marked the beginning of America’s entry into a world war. Although WWII started in the late 1930s the Japanese wouldn’t bomb Pearl Harbor until the 1940s, this is what caused the US to join in the war. There were many historic events that occurred in the 1940s besides the war of course. The famous Mount Rushmore was finished on June 26th of 1941. April 12th of 1945 was a tragic day, at 1pm Franklin Roosevelt our 32nd president that led us through the great depression and WWII died of a …show more content…
It ranged from depressing to uplifting, mainly tragic because of the war. Many historical events took place, America´s entry into world war II, the famous Mount Rushmore´s completion, and Franklin Roosevelt’s death. The contrast to the depressing subject that was the war was sports, mainly baseball. You could say this only boosted baseball’s popularity because it distracted people from the war, and boosted people’s morale. Unfortunately because of the war, many of the pro athletes were drafted or enlisted in the war leaving only minor league players and rookies. After the War, Sports became even more popular because of all the athletes returning from serving in the armed