Pop culture during WWII

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Across
  1. 2. sports games that were cancelled in 1940 and 1944 because of the war
  2. 5. popular sport now that was considered a novelty
  3. 9. slang for a western movie
  4. 10. the first African American to play in the major leagues
  5. 12. Before the war people listened to news on this and only 7% of airtime was news and after 25% was news
  6. 13. "why we fight" were considered what genre
  7. 14. one of the most popular toys among little girls during WWII
  8. 16. Joe Louis was the heavy weight champion for an entire decade
  9. 17. slang for swell, elegant, glamorous
  10. 19. __struck a bittersweet note when it finished with "... if only in my dreams."
  11. 20. Something women always wore other than dresses
Down
  1. 1. was one of the WWII films to celebrate one of the first American war victories
  2. 3. slang for a cheap restaurant with a jukebox
  3. 4. what was Bobe Hope known for, it was played on the radio and in movies
  4. 6. in what song by the Andrews Sisters did they tell a baby not to cry because its dad was leaving
  5. 7. the brighter the better
  6. 8. "the Best Years of Our Lives" and "Casablanca" were considered what genre
  7. 11. what type of music was the most popular during the war
  8. 15. WWII became a major genre in Hollywood__
  9. 18. Movies such as "Flying Tigers," and "Guadalcanal Diary" were considered what genre