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The World At War Reel-2

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keywords: wwii, league of nations, japan invade china, emperor hirohito of japan, italian dictator benito mussolini, italy invade ethiopia

Synopsis: The history of WWII with scenes of the League Of Nations meeting to delve into Japan's invasion of China, Japanese Emperor Hirohito reviews troops on horseback, Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini makes a speech, Italy invades Ethiopia, Germany marches into Austria and more...(read more)

Date: 1930s-1940s
Duration: 00:07:50
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: Europe, Pacific

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The World At War Reel-2

Meeting of the League of Nations. Japanese troops attack and enter Shanghai and then leave Shanghai at the insistence of the League of Nations after signing a truce with China in 1932. Four months later Japanese move further into Mongolia and the League of Nations brand Japan as an aggressor. Japan withdraws from the League of Nations. Japanese Delegates walking out of League after resigning.

Japanese troops move further into China, looting, shelling, and burning. Japanese pilots salute, board planes and make a bombing raid on Chinese defenders. Chinese troops unite under Generalissimo Chaiang Kai-shek and move its army and war industries far into the interior of China. Chinese troops move along the Great Wall of China. In the 1930's few Americans really knew Japan but only as depicted by a peaceful scene of Mount Fiji, cherry trees in bloom, Geisha Girls and peasants in the fields. Ceremonies at a Japanese baseball game, an American game the Japanese played to develop their bodies for war.

The naval, aircraft, tank, and troop military might of the Japanese in the late 1930's largely unknown or ignored by America. Japanese Emperor Hirohito on white horse reviews troops. Italy too had dreams of an Empire. Italian troops march in review, Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini addresses a throng, Italy invades Ethiopia; Emperor Haile Selassi rallies his people. Italy had joined Japan in the partnership of aggression. An Italian representative speaks in Japan. Germany marches into and occupies Austria in March 1938 in a bloodless coup d'etat.