What were the big things going on in WW2?

Question

in america, the fads, trends, sports stuff, contreversial things, basically like pop culture and stuff

Answer 1

Rosie the Riveter
War bonds
Economic thriftiness/war rationing of goods like sugar
Jazz
Women taking traditional men's jobs (such as manufacturing) to replace those men going to war
Development of the modern air force (started as the Army Air Corps, spun off as its own branch of the armed forces after WWII)
Development of the nuclear bomb

Answer 2

~Hotel Street, Honolulu was booming with busts.
Japanese soccer at Tulu Lake peaked
The "pop" culture in Atlanta was ousted by Coca Cola
the controversy over Soul music being a Nazi code set Motown back by about 25 years, until Barry Gordy, son of an Afro-German American whore set up the Temptations as an anti Vietnam group turned the tide (due to support from Rennie Davis and the counter-culture movement of the '60's)

As for sports, Cassius Clay was born in '42, Jackie Robinson was still playing in the ***** League, and Seabiscuit was out to stud and having a grand time. The Hula Hoop was still 15 years distant, but jacks, marbles and the Yo-yo were stilll at the top of their games and Tommy Smothers was 5 in '42.