World War II: Breadlines to Boomtimes - Changing the Face of America (1984)

Synopsis of World War II: Breadlines to Boomtimes - Changing the Face of America

This is an episode in a three-part series on the impact of the second World War on the United States. The coming war brought unprecedented changes to America. Once sunk deeply in economic depression, the economy was now booming, as the country made ready for war. It was a time of unprecedented unity, with citizens across the land participating and cooperating in patriotic measures like rationing and victory gardens. Mostly, it was men who went off to war, although thousands of women served bravely as well. But the women who were left behind would never be the same again, taking on jobs that were traditionally the province of men. Archival photographs, film clips, interviews, and commentary tell the story. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, Rovi

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