From The Desert Fox To Bobby Sox Or... Where Have You Gone Joe DiMaggio?

An Integrated, Interdisciplinary, Thematic Study of the Forties The forties changed America from an isolationist power to a dominant world power. The 1940's had many notable people and events impacting history in a profound way. During this time, events such as WWII toppled empires and raised new ones. Not only did these events change the world politically, but also socially, technologically, and culturally.