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War Comes To America: Reel-3
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keywords: wwi, armistice day, depression era, bread lines, nazi party rally, nuremberg stadium, neutrality act, spanish civil war, isolationist, isolationism
Synopsis: Scenes from WWI, Armistice Day, Invasion of Manchuria by Japan, the Depression Era with breadlines, Nazi Party rise to power, US favoring isolationist policies...(read more)
- Date: 1917-1945
- Duration: 00:07:05
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Europe, Spain
War Comes To America: Reel-3
Shows interstate cloverleaf interchange, city apartment buildings, street scenes of people, people in church in America late 1930's. WWI footage, large artillery guns firing, soldiers out of the trenches and charging across the battle field, smaller artillery pieces firing, air planes, tanks. People celebrating Armistice Day and end of WWI in 1918. Abiding by our treaty obligations shows destruction of naval ships. In 1931 Japan invades Manchuria as America was in a deep depression. Americans in food or bread lines, Oakies fleeing the dust bowl of the plains.
A well dressed American man takes a 1933 Newspaper from a public trash container. The newspaper headlines reads "Hitler In Power-Made German Chancellor". Shows a torch-light procession in Nuremberg. Shows lighted "Heil Hitler" sign on front of Deutscher Hof Hotel in Nuremberg.
Ceremonies at Nuremberg showing Hitler and thousands of soldiers in the Luitpoldarena (Nazi Party Rally Grounds -Nuremberg Stadium). LS of Hitler, Himmler and Lutze walking the long granite path in the Luitpold Arena (Luitpoldarena) toward the "Ehrenhalle" (Hall of Honor), viewed from the "Ehrentribune" (tribute of honor) or Main Grandstand. Cut to view LS, Hitler, Himmler and Lutze approaching the "Ehrenhalle" (Hall of Honor). Main Grandstand with three German pennants in far BG. Shows Hitler, Himmler and Lutze facing the "Ehrenhalle" (Hall of Honor) and giving Nazi salute. Excellent scenes, showing Hitler and thousands of soldiers in the Luitpoldarena (Nuremberg Stadium-Nazi Party Rally Grounds in Nuremberg)
1935 newspaper headlines "Mussolini Attacks Ethiopia", brief images of start of this war. Congress passes Neutrality Act, no arms for sale to nations at war. Spain Civil War 1936, planes bomb Spanish cities killing civilians. Aftermath of bombing. A Gallup Pole of Americans showed the majority did not think America should take part in a European war.
Shot List:
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WWI scenes, railroad mounted artillery gun firing, troops charging out of trench, field artillery guns firing, troops charging across battle field, tanks advancing
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Celebration WWI Armistice Day, crowds cheering, ticker tape falling from buildings, people dancing in the street
R3-00:02:31;22
Japan (Japanese) invades Manchuria in 1931
R3-00:03:18;21
Depression footage, unemployed men in food (bread) line, dustbowl scene and dust bowl (Okie) migration west, Okie family in tent
R3-00:03:39;19
Newspaper headlines reads "Hitler Comes To Power", footage of Nazi rally in Nuremberg Stadium
R3-00:04:32;02
Newspaper headline reads "Mussolini Attacks Ethiopia", scenes of invasion of Ethiopia by Italy
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Footage of Civil War In Spain, Spanish civil war, German planes bombing Spanish cities, civilians fleeing
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Hitler greets Spanish leader Francisco Franco at train (railway) station at Hendaye France in 1940
