Encore: The WWII Home Front | Arsenal of Democracy | 1

American History Tellers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

On December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese warplanes rained death and destruction down on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor—shocking the nation and drawing it into World War II. The U.S. had been ravaged by the Great Depression. Mobilizing the country for war would require unprecedented government intervention in industry, the economy, and American lives. But the crisis would also spark new opportunities, challenges and questions about what it meant to be a patriot and an American during a time of crisis.

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0:00.0	We're bringing you a special encore presentation of our series, The World War II, Homefront.
0:05.5	After Japan's surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, America was drawn
0:09.8	into the global conflict of World War II.
0:12.9	Manufacturers scrambled to convert their factories for war production, and there was unprecedented
0:17.1	government intervention in the economy and American lives.
0:20.5	The war sparked new opportunities and new challenges at home, as millions of citizens
0:25.0	were faced with questions about what it meant to be a patriotic American during a time
0:29.2	of crisis.
0:32.1	Imagine it's a warm December morning in 1941.
0:44.4	You're just about to walk to your job at the Honolulu advertiser when a man rushes past
0:49.0	you.
0:50.0	Out of my way, you pin yourself to the wall to let him pass.
0:53.0	Watch it!
0:54.0	What's got you moving so fast?
0:55.0	Something's going on at Pearl!
0:56.0	At Pearl!
0:57.0	What'd you hear?
0:58.0	Mr!
0:59.0	But the man is already rounding a corner out of your shot.
1:02.2	You briefly consider jogging after him, it could be a hot lead, and you've been looking
1:05.9	for an opportunity to prove yourself, but you're in heels, and you've got to get inside.
1:12.2	You started working as a clerk in the circulation office of the advertiser just a month ago, and
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