A plurality say the 1940s are grey. Click a color to add your vote.
The 1940s are grey because…
“Black and white films and photos.”
“Colours weren’t invented yet.
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“It was a dark time where every move you made and every decision was a fight over life or death.”
“There was a lot of war, and grey is a sad color.”
“Old black and white photos, and World War II.”
“War films are black n’ white.”
“Black an white films are old.”
The 1940s are brown because…
“Old photos are brown.”
“Most of the old photos are brownish with age, plus all the war uniforms were brown.”
“1940’s are old, and brown is old.”
The 1940s are black because…
“WWII, and black and white photos.”
“Photos from that time were in black and white, so surely the world was black and white back then.”
The 1940s are red because…
“Red because it was a very popular color during the time period. It reminds me of the lipstick, clothes, and war.”
“Rosie the Riveter’s scarf.”
“Red for the war that happened and the color of the party that ruled Germany at the time.”
The 1940s are orange because…
“Fire, flames, bombs.”
The 1940s are green because…
“When I think of numbers from 1-10, 1 is red, 2 is orange, 3 yellow, and 4 green and 1940s are practically 4 with a 0.”
“Whenever I think of the 40s, I think of the allies, and the U.S. Army, whose uniforms were green. I also think of the green forests and fields of Europe that were fought through.”
“Because of war and army uniforms.”
The 1940s are blue because…
“I think of navy blue outfits like Rosie the Riveter.”