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Pbs Learning Media: World on Fire: England Responds to Hitler

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Explore the various points of view the British people had about fighting Hitler and Germany, in this video [1:26] excerpt from World on Fire, Masterpiece. Neither Robina Chase, an upper-class mother whose son is a soldier, nor Douglas Bennett, a working-class father who has been a pacifist since suffering shell shock during World War I, strongly supports the war. As they discuss recent developments at Dunkirk, each hopes for a swift resolution of the conflict, but for different reasons. Teaching materials are included.

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