1940
World War midpoint
1940 refers to the year, often invoked to evoke the era of World War II, swing music, and mid-century style.
As an adjective, it describes things from or characteristic of that time: a 1940 Buick, 1940s fashion.
The decade beginning with 1940 marks a cultural touchstone—wartime sacrifice, film noir, big band.
1940 aerial campaign over England
- Dunkirk1940 Allied evacuation site
- ChurchillManitoba's northern port
- HitlerNazi Germany's totalitarian leader
- LuftwaffeGerman military aviation
RAF · Axis · Allies · U-boat · Panzer · Resistance · Mussolini · Neville Chamberlain
Suspended recreational seat
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- lindy hopHarlem-born swing dance style
- jitterbugEnergetic swing-era partner dance
Duke Ellington · Benny Goodman · Glenn Miller · Cab Calloway · film noir · radio drama · phonograph · zoot suit
Old valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- patinaSurface film from aging
authentic · preserved · restored · relics · period piece · classic cars · ration books · propaganda posters
Battle of Britain
1940 aerial campaign over England
- Dunkirk1940 Allied evacuation site
- ChurchillManitoba's northern port
- HitlerNazi Germany's totalitarian leader
Luftwaffe · RAF · Axis · Allies · U-boat · Panzer · Resistance · Mussolini · Neville Chamberlain · Winter War
swing
Suspended recreational seat
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- lindy hopHarlem-born swing dance style
jitterbug · Duke Ellington · Benny Goodman · Glenn Miller · Cab Calloway · film noir · radio drama · phonograph · zoot suit · pin-up
antique
Old valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
- heirloomInherited family treasure
patina · authentic · preserved · restored · relics · period piece · classic cars · ration books · propaganda posters · wartime radio
19401945
Final year of WWII
V-E Day · V-J Day · war's end · Allied victory · Pearl Harbor