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Prelude To War: Reel-6
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keywords: wwii, japan attacks china, chiang kai-shek, great wall of china, benito mussolini, italy attacks ethiopia
Synopsis: Japan continues its attack on China, bombing of Shanghai, Italy invades Ethiopia, Emperor Halle Selassie of Ethiopia appeals for help at the League of Nations...(read more)
- Date: 1942
- Duration: 00:08:47
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Germany, Italy, Japan
Prelude To War: Reel-6
Phase 2 of the Tanaka plan was conquest of China. Shows Japanese naval bombardment and aerial bombing of Shanghai in a surprise attack. People fleeing the explosions, bodies of dead and wounded Chinese in the streets. Japanese land and fight their way into the city. Shows Chiang Kai-Shek. Chinese troops march along the Great Wall of China.
Mussolini moves army through the Suez Canal to invade Abyssinia, now Ethiopia, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia appears before the League of Nations appealing for help, Ethiopian native leaders come before the Emperor to pledge their allegiance. The Italian Army used artillery and planes to conquer Ethiopia. Franklin Roosevelt condemns the actions of Mussolini. Shows burning huts in Ethiopia. Scene of Hitler and Mussolini in a jovial mood.
