Other titles:NATIONAL SAVINGS FILMS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: National Savings film comparing the situation after three different wars.
Description: The question "Does History Repeat Itself" is answered (in the affirmative) by comparing the consequences to the public after three different wars, the Napoleonic Wars (ending in 1815), the First World War and the Second World War. In each instance, there was a period of hardship and sharply increasing prices after each conflict. The effect is shown through dramatised scenes in Jonathan Merriman's general store in the aftermath of each conflict, where customers experience high prices and high taxes for a while, but things gradually return to normal. The film stresses that the country survives through the savings of its citizens: people don't give up hope and keep saving, leading to recovery.
Alternative Title:NATIONAL SAVINGS FILMS [Allocated Series Title]
