Posts Tagged ‘Pearl’
Santa Fe, in conjunction with the various US military divisions, put together this educational film in 1940 to show the role the railroads were playing in the war effort.
Duration : 0:16:40
This is a short, but favorable, presentation discussing Frank Capra’s World War II propaganda series entitled “Why We Fight.” This series of films was funded by the United States government and used to condition the American military and public to accept the war.
The majority of Americans wanted no part of another European conflict. Behind the scenes though the Roosevelt administration was steering the country towards war.
Watch the entire film series by following the playlist links to each part below:
Why We Fight, Part 1: Prelude to War
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E1FF98DF99AFCBA6
Why We Fight, Part 2: The Nazi’s Strike
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4AE9B78506D056B9
Why We Fight, Part 3 : Divide and Conquer
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D50A9413213C2282
Duration : 0:4:40
Here are a series of places I found on Google Earth where significant events happened in World War Two.
Duration : 0:5:37
On December 7, 1941, Japanese airplanes strike the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War II. F http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9058877/Pearl-Harbor-attack?source=youtube_18891
Duration : 0:1:4