In Nazi Germany, conditions harken back to the desperate years in the First World War and shortly after, when ordinary citizens were impoverished and forced to severely curtail their food intake.

Bomb-scarred Great Britain survives by instituting strict rationing of food and conservation of strategic goods along with efforts to salvage metal in both domestic and industrial programs.

The massive amount of over-production of goods has western leaders cautioning that the Great Depression was caused by greed and poor planning.

As war production turns to peace needs, a glimpse of the future can be seen in the advances of aviation where new inventions such as the helicopter and streamlined, long distance, high performance transports will become commonplace.

When the future is clear, the needs of its citizens will be met by the prudent utilization of the finite resources of the world, with an understanding that production to create extravagances and wealth is wrong.

[4] Tomorrow's World, used compilation documentary techniques incorporating newsreel material in the initial scenes, along with combat footage from both Allied and Axis sources.

[Note 1][4] The deep baritone voice of stage actor Lorne Greene was featured in the narration of Tomorrow's World.