ID #:
140
Film Type:
DVD
Release Date:
1999
Color or BW:
Color and B&W
Description:
Demobilization after World War II meant difficult changes as the U.S., geared up for war, resumed a peacetime existence. This program describes America's new staus as a superpower, as the nation shouldered the responsibility for rebuilding Europe and Japan-and for containing Soviet ambitions. The challege faced by veterans and spouses to become reacquainted after years of separation and hardship is highlighted.
Keywords:
America's new status, peacetime, rebuilding Europe and Japan., World War II
Notes:
8 of 15-part retrospective anchored by Peter Jennings.