Communist China Roots Of Madness Reel-5

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keywords: china, communism, cold war, communist army at rest near yan'an, communist leader mao tse-tung, japanese forces advance through china, japanese bombing of chungking, america sends supplies over the hump to china, general joseph stilwell in china, communist forces receive political training

Synopsis: 170 years of historical events leading to Modern China with scenes of Communist Army at Rest Near Yan'an, Communist Leader Mao Tse-tung, Japanese Forces Advance through China, Japanese Bombing of Chungking, America Sends Supplies over The Hump to China, General Joseph Stilwell in China, Communist Forces receive Political Training and more...(read more)

Date: 1830's-1960's
Duration: 00:11:02
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: China

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Communist China - Roots Of Madness Reel-5

Communist China - Roots Of Madness Reel-5

R5:00:44;15

Shows soldiers of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Eight Route Army in rear areas like Yan'an growing their own food, peasant women spin and sew the cloth for uniforms and fashion straw sandals for the soldiers. Mao Tse-tung sees warfare different than others. Image of Mao Tse-tung with his generals. Image of Zhou Enlai (Chou En Lai) and Zhu De. Shows training of the Eight Route Army peasant soldiers.

R5:00:46:19;13

In the Yangtze Valley all through the summer of 1938 fortress after fortress of Chiang Kai-shek fall to the Japanese Army. Shows Japanese firing artillery, Japanese on horseback advancing, and a Japanese tank moving forward. By October 1938 the last two citadels (fortress) of Chiang Kai-shek fall to the Japanese, first Canton and then Hankou. Shows Japanese Officer executing two Chinese prisoners. The Japanese believed sheer, stark terror would persuade the Chinese Nationalist to surrender, the war is won.

R5:00:46:52;13

Shows Chiang Kai-shek looking at a large wall map of China planning his retreat to Chongqing (Chungking) deep in the mountainous region of China. Scenes of the Chinese Nationalist set out for Chongqing (Chungking) carrying everything of value that could be found from machinery to school libraries. Shows the Chinese moving along the Yangtze River, pulling boats through deep gorges. Scenes of Chongqing, the wartime capital of Nationalist China in 1939.

R5:00:48:16;13

Show flight of Japanese bombers in flight to bomb Chongqing, the new wartime capital of Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Government. Shows Japanese planes bombing Chongqing (Chungking) in spring of 1939.

R5:00:49:30;02

Scenes of the aftermath of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. Scenes of America delivering war material to Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Government in China. Scenes of American C-47 aircraft flying “The Hump” (eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains) to deliver military supplies to the Chinese Nationalist. Scenes of the Nationalist soldiers that were poorly shod, underfed, and sick. Shows American Commanding General Joseph Stilwell training Chinese soldiers that were flown to training camps in India.

R5:00:52:54;22

Shows Chiang Kai-shek and Madam Chiang with President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at The Cairo Conference (codenamed Sextant) in November 1943. Mao-Tse-tung (Mao Zedong) Communists are ignored by world leaders.

R5:00:53:13;01

From the Communist capital in Yan'an the Communist watched, unrecognized by foreign powers their strength continues to grow. Shows peasant troops of the Communist Eight Route Army receiving “political training”.