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War Comes To America: Reel-4
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keywords: china war, nazi rally madison square gardens, germany invades poland
Synopsis: Japan invades China, appeasement of Hitler, Nazi rally in Madison Square Gardens, Germany invades Poland, England and France declare war on Germany...(read more)
- Date: 1937-1945
- Duration: 00:12:07
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Europe, Asia
War Comes To America: Reel-4
1937 news flash, Japanese launch all out war on China. Brief scenes of Japanese naval bombardment and aerial bombing of Chinese cities. Chinese civilian fleeing seeking safety. Shows loading bodies of dead Chinese civilians killed by Japanese attacks. 1938 newspaper headlines "Powers Sign Munich Pact". In an effort to avert war Britain and France gave Hitler the Sudetenland. Shows a gleeful Hitler and Mussolini. Hitler riding while standing in an open car. Newspaper headlines "Nazi Spy Gang Arrested". Americans watch in movie theater as Nazi's rally against the Constitution. Nazi Rally in Madison Square Gardens. Images of Germany, Italy, and Japan as they prepare to crush and enslave the free countries of the world.
1939 Newspaper headlines "Italy Attacks Albania". President Roosevelt sent a message to Hitler and Mussolini asking them to respect the the independence of 33 countries. To Hitler this was a joke as he repeated the names of the countries in the Reichstag. 1939 the German Army invades Poland, Warsaw as air raid siren sounds, German planes dropping bombs, fighting in Poland. Shows Americans listening to radio messages of war news. Scenes of British citizens preparing for war, people fitting on gas masks, England and France declares war on Germany. President Roosevelt calls a special session of Congress to make changes to Neutrality Law. Congress repeals arms embargo act. Brief war images of fighting between Japan and China. Shows Japanese soldiers executing civilians.
Shot List:
R4-00:01:23;05
Shows signing of the Munich Pact giving Germany the Sudetenland
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Hitler enters Sudetenland standing while riding in open car
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Italy Attacks Albania
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Hitler makes joke of Pres. Roosevelt's request to respect the independence of 33 countries as he repeated the names of the countries in the Reichstag
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Germany invades Poland on September 1, 1939
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Americans gather in small country store around a pot belly stove listening to radio
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Civilians in London are fitted with gas masks, shows baby in gas helmet
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French soldiers along the Maginot Line, guns firing on the Germans
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Japanese soldiers executing civilians
