America Goes to War: The Home Front (1998)
Genres - Historical Film, War |
Sub-Genres - Military & War, Social History |
Run Time - 30 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis
Chronicling how the wartime economy brought not only full employment but shortages of civilian goods as well, with gas and food rationing, scrap drives, "victory gardens" and a thriving black market. Host: Eric Sevareid.
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home-front, world-war, American [nationality], civilian, transformation, ethics, rationing, black-market, newsreels, shortage, victory-garden
