# U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IMPORT & EXPORT 1960s INDUSTRIAL FILM 46084

“The Longest Street” is an early 1960s color film that explores international trade — which, we are told at mark 00:36 , involves not only the trading of goods and services but also plants the seeds needed for the development of mutual respect that leads to world peace. Produced by the International Trade Communication and Research Institute (in association with the University of Redlands in California), the economic-themed film explains, in detail, how the United States had been initially reluctant to trade with other nations following World War I and into the “Roaring ‘20s” and 1930s. By 1940, we are told at mark 01:49 , the United States had almost entirely withdrawn from world trade. A shortage of raw materials during World War II helped America change its minds about exporting goods, which also led to American businesses to sell goods overseas. Rising incomes worldwide, we are told at mark 05:12 , is helping to sweep away ancient biases, helping world trade grow in leaps and bounds. The most wanted cargo, the viewer is told, carries the “Made in the U.S.A.” stamp. In 1957, representatives from the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, West Germany, France, and Italy signed the Treaty of Rome, which established the European Economic Community (TEEC). That international agreement led to the creation of the European Economic Community (EEC) and aided the free-flow of goods. “The economic recovery of Western Europe was the marvel of the world,” says the narrator at mark 07:22…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/46084TheLongestStreet)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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