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1940 U.S. census poster. Following completion of the census, the original enumeration sheets were microfilmed; after which the original sheets were destroyed. [2]As required by Title 13 of the U.S. Code, access to personally identifiable information from census records was restricted for 72 years. [3]
da. ^ World War II Note: as of March 31, 1946, there were an estimated 286,959 dead of whom 246,492 were identified; of 40,467 who were unidentified 18,641 were located {10,986 reposed in military cemeteries and 7,655 in isolated graves} and 21,826 were reported not located. As of April 6, 1946, there were 539 American Military Cemeteries which ...
World War II deaths by country World War II deaths by theater. World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history.An estimated total of 70–85 million deaths were caused by the conflict, representing about 3% of the estimated global population of 2.3 billion in 1940. [1]
After World War II, the US experienced a shift away from the cities and into suburbs mostly due to the cost of land, the availability of low-cost government home loans, fair housing policies, and the construction of highways. [35] Many of the original manufacturing cities lost as much as half their populations between 1950 and 1980.
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all the world's countries participated, with many investing all available civilian resources in pursuit of total war .
About 1.2 million Austrians served in all branches of the German armed forces during World War II. After the defeat of the Axis Powers, the Allies occupied Austria in four occupation zones set up at the end of World War II until 1955, when the country again became a fully independent republic under the condition that it remained neutral.
This group made up about one-tenth of all OCS graduates and received a reserve officer's commission upon graduation. In 1940, the Army had only 14,000 career officers; by the end of 1943, there were 300,000. There were constant efforts, particularly by the Army Service Forces, to extend the length of the course to six months, but this was rejected.
During World War II, 49 million men were registered, 36 million classified, [failed verification] and 10 million inducted. [36] 18- and 19-year-olds were made liable for induction on November 13, 1942. By late 1942, the Selective Service System moved away from a national lottery to administrative selection by its more than 6,000 local boards.