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what did New Jersey Congressman J. Parnell Thomas declare in 1942? |
"What America needs today is a good 5 cents war song because the nation is literally crying for a good, peppy marching song, something with plenty of zip, ginger, and fire." |
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What did FDR sign an executive order on June 13, 1942 for? |
establishing the Office of War Information (OWI) |
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What did the OWI establish in November 1942 and why? |
National Wartime Music Committee (NWMC) to find the great war song that the nation needed voted itself out of existence 6 months later |
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What took the NWMC place? |
Music War Committee (MWC) |
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Who was the MWC supported by? |
the American Theatre Wing or "The Wing" a broadway service organization that provided a good deal of wartime support |
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Who did The Wing asked to serve as the MWC's first leader? |
Oscar Hammerstein II |
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Who worked as a consultant to the OWI? |
Henry Cowell |
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What did Paul Robeson sing in both Chinese and English in 1941? |
"Chee Lai" |
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What did Henry Cowell write in 1943? |
Philippine Return: Rondo on a Philippine Folk Song |
