West Indies: Lands in Transition

Duration: 0:22:00

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Paul Hoefler Productions | Walt Disney Productions

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Describes the changes in government, agriculture, industry, education, and customs in Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Sketches the historical developments leading to independence and diversification of the economy. Pictures Haiti as the least developed of the Caribbean nations, Jamaica as retaining the influence of the British, and Puerto Rico as the most progressive of the West Indian Islands. Uses a map to locate the countries described.

Complete Record: , Describes the changes in government, agriculture, industry, education, and customs in Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Sketches the historical developments leading to independence and diversification of the economy. Pictures Haiti as the least developed of the Caribbean nations, Jamaica as retaining the influence of the British, and Puerto Rico as the most progressive of the West Indian Islands. Uses a map to locate the countries described.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.