Films for the Humanities and Sciences

1941–1945: Homefront

The shock of Pearl Harbor awoke America from its dream of isolationism. As troops went overseas and industry ramped up to supply the urgent need for war materials, a new wave of Southern blacks migrated north and west to fill the workforce—along with millions of women, who exchanged housework for war work. This ABC News program anchored by Peter Jennings discusses the effects of World War II on the homefront, spotlighting the war’s impact as a catalyst for economic, demographic, and social change. (46 minutes)

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Item#: BVL9017
Copyright date: ©1999
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-1050-9
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN 978-1-4213-6131-4

Part of the Series : The Century: Decades of Change


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