Prelude to War

Series: Why We Fight Series

Duration: 52

Genre: War

Year Published: 1942

Creator: United States War Department

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Uses newsreel and combat footage and map graphics to document the events and social movements which led to U.S. involvement in World War II. Shows the post-World War I rise of Nazism, Fascism, and Japan's New Order. Presents speeches by Hitler, Mussolini, and Japanese leaders and focuses on the make-up of German, Italian, and Japanese society. Outlines the depression in the U.S., gives reasons for the retreat to isolationism, and graphically portrays the Axis plan for world conquest. Intended originally for U.S. servicemen and later released during World War II for the public., This introduction to the WHY WE FIGHT series portrays the events leading up to the war: Japanese attacks on Manchuria, the rise of fascism in Germany and Italy, and the lack of military preparedness in the United States. Winner: Academy Award, Special Documentary, l942. Directed by Frank Capra.Uses newsreel and combat footage and map graphics to document the events and social movements which led to U.S. involvement in World War II. Shows the post-World War I rise of Nazism, Fascism, and Japan's New Order. Presents speeches by Hitler, Mussolini, and Japanese leaders and focuses on the make-up of German, Italian, and Japanese society. Outlines the depression in the U.S., gives reasons for the retreat to isolationism, and graphically portrays the Axis plan for world conquest. Intended originally for U.S. servicemen and later released during World War II for the public. This introduction to the WHY WE FIGHT series portrays the events leading up to the war: Japanese attacks on Manchuria, the rise of fascism in Germany and Italy, and the lack of military preparedness in the United States. Winner: Academy Award, Special Documentary, l942. Directed by Frank Capra.

Complete Record: Uses newsreel and combat footage and map graphics to document the events and social movements which led to U.S. involvement in World War II. Shows the post-World War I rise of Nazism, Fascism, and Japan's New Order. Presents speeches by Hitler, Mussolini, and Japanese leaders and focuses on the make-up of German, Italian, and Japanese society. Outlines the depression in the U.S., gives reasons for the retreat to isolationism, and graphically portrays the Axis plan for world conquest. Intended originally for U.S. servicemen and later released during World War II for the public., The introductory film to the series portrays the events leading up to World War II: Japanese attacks on Manchuria, the rise of fascism in Germany and Italy and the lack of military preparedness in the United States. , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.