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Ken Burns UNUM
UNUM Short: Collective Mobilization
Season 2022
Episode 3
During World War II, nearly the entire American automotive industry switched from producing cars to manufacturing wartime equipment. In this UNUM Short, Ken Burns compares the collective mobilization of the 1940s to America's pandemic response.
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