The series explained the reasons for the U. S war effort up to that time. This first part covers the rise of Fascism in Italy, Nazism in Germany, and Militarism in Japan and juxtaposes their political and social systems with that of the U. It also portrays the first examples of Japanese aggression in Manchuria and China, as well as the example of Italian aggression in Ethiopia. Supervised and Directed by Frank Capra. World War II is introduced in black and white terms, with Henry Wallace's quote "This is a fight between a free world and a slave world" pictorialized with the "free world" of the Allies as a brightly-illuminated planet and the "slave world" of the Axis Powers as a planet deep in shadow.
It examines the differences between democratic and fascist states, using footage from Axis propaganda films including Triumph of the Will, but with different narration designed to support the Allied cause. It is mentioned that after the Nazis smashed opposing political parties and labor unions, they turned their attention to persecution of Christians - in one scene a stained glass window is shattered by a brick to reveal a "Heil Hitler! To emphasize this depiction of Hitler as an antichrist figure, a class of German schoolchildren is shown singing:.
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Office of War Information. War Department. Publisher: Washington, D. Series: Why we fight series ; American history in video. Show all links. Allow this favorite library to be seen by others Keep this favorite library private. Save Cancel. Find a copy in the library Finding libraries that hold this item Find more information about: Frank Capra. Reviews events from to including the Japanese conquest of Manchuria, the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, the rise of Hitler; and explains the Axis plan of the world conquest.
Reviews User-contributed reviews Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers. Be the first. It contains spoilers. It contains a link. Why are you flagging this review? Christopher B. May 07, Propaganda, yes. Flag this review. Travis T. Aug 25, A nicely developed piece of wartime propaganda. Jessi t. Apr 14, America Davey M. Oct 15, Capra's war propaganda is skilled and often rather rousing and powerful filmmaking.
Timothy M. Aug 08, A very strong start to the series, with all the flag waving self-adoration you would expect from a Capra production. Jiayun Z. Oct 14, the "prologue" of the version of Why We Fight Jim M. Okuz A. Aug 01, Great propaganda. Kevin C. Jun 16, Even as historical documents this series of propaganda is boring as hell. Camille K.
Mar 12, Disturbing movie! General George C. Marshall recruited Capra, already a successful Hollywood director, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The filmmakers in the Office of War Information OWI faced an uphill battle in countering the German, Italian, and Japanese propaganda machines, which had already been turning out militaristic films for a decade.
In the arena of propaganda, a democracy could not fight fire with fire. Rather, the trove of enemy films collected by the United States served as material for cinematic dissection and counterpoint. It damned the Axis Powers with their own images and words, just as prosecutors later did at Nuremberg. In attempting to document such a vast scope of time and space, the film draws upon an eclectic variety of foreign sources and newsreels and includes some original footage, including reenactments.
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