World War II
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World War II (abbreviated WWII), or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict which lasted from 1939 to 1945 fought between the Allied forces of the (British) Commonwealth, France, the United States, the Soviet Union, Canada, and China against the Axis Powers, including Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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Holocaust
The Holocaust was the killing of approximately six million European Jews, as well as another six million others who were deemed "unworthy of life" (including the disabled and mentally ill, Soviet POWs, homosexuals, Freemasons, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Roma) as part of a program of deliberate extermination planned and executed by the National Socialist government in Germany led by Adolf Hitler.
Effects on culture
Discotheques in occupied Paris
- "Discotheques originated in occupied Paris during the Second World War. The Nazis banned jazz and closed many of the dance clubs, breaking up jazz groups and driving fans into illicit cellars to listen to recorded music. One of these venues - on the rue Huchette - called itself La Discothèque." -- David Haslam
Aftermath and effect on popular culture
- In the realm of popular culture, the most striking feature was the spread of a worldwide culture, influenced heavily by the Americans. This was made possible by the availability of cheap transistor radios, television, films, and recordings, and by inexpensive travel opportunities. Popular culture was thus the product of a society where such technologies were commonplace, a society based on prosperity and consumption. The new culture glorified youth, and film stars like Marilyn Monroe (1926-62) and James Dean (1931-55) became international symbols. Perhaps the most famous purveyor of this culture was the Beatles, a popular British rock and roll band. The band members clearly represented the new international, youthful culture of carefree, good-humored hedonism. This youth culture flourished easily in Western Europe, but even Soviet youth clamored for blue jeans and Western music. [...] --http://www.bartleby.com/67/2702.html
In film
- Una giornata particolare (1977) - Ettore Scola
- Open City (1945) - Roberto Rossellini
See also
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