Japan's War in Colour | 2004 Documentary with never seen before films
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJLE2pnN9WY&list=UUhrXqqgb9ckFfDUN5EaIfng
deep seated fear of western domination
global mission to lead entire world
flag of the rising sun
newly found international status
widespread poverty depression
extreme militarists take over
prince Chichivu European tour
desire to dominate Asia
1931 seized Manchuria (Manchukuo)
Nanking falls Dec 1937
demonic excitement of beheadng, killing and disemboweling, and mass raping
prisoners mass executed and bayoneted
total war victory with no mercy
militarists revise the old Bushido code to new notions of honor, and deepest shame for surrender
cult of emperor unifies nation total obedience honor of an honorable death
surrender entails greatest dishonor and shame
die for the sake of the emperor
signing axis pact w Germany and Italy
Japan no oil or nat resources
launching of Pearl Harbor
becoming prisoners inexcusable
struggle betw races-- no thought of races
Singapore - humiliating defeat on Br empire
Dutch E Indies invaded
Saipan and Marianas bombed no one safe from war
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9yKqcs699k
WW2 Japanese invasion of China
second sino japanese war 1937-45 1.02.36
new kind of war no mercy bombigs by surprise genocide shanghai 1937
CHINA 3 FACTS THAT MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN
LAND RICH IN RAW MATERIALS 4 MILLION SQ MILES
PEOPLE 1/5 OF THE WORLD POP
HISTORY > 4000 YEARS OLD -OUR ALLY IN WW 2 IMFO FILM 6 THE BEST FILM ARCHIVES
deep seated fear of western domination
global mission to lead entire world
flag of the rising sun
newly found international status
widespread poverty depression
extreme militarists take over
prince Chichivu European tour
desire to dominate Asia
1931 seized Manchuria (Manchukuo)
Nanking falls Dec 1937
demonic excitement of beheadng, killing and disemboweling, and mass raping
prisoners mass executed and bayoneted
total war victory with no mercy
militarists revise the old Bushido code to new notions of honor, and deepest shame for surrender
cult of emperor unifies nation total obedience honor of an honorable death
surrender entails greatest dishonor and shame
die for the sake of the emperor
signing axis pact w Germany and Italy
Japan no oil or nat resources
launching of Pearl Harbor
becoming prisoners inexcusable
struggle betw races-- no thought of races
Singapore - humiliating defeat on Br empire
Dutch E Indies invaded
Saipan and Marianas bombed no one safe from war
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9yKqcs699k
WW2 Japanese invasion of China
second sino japanese war 1937-45 1.02.36
new kind of war no mercy bombigs by surprise genocide shanghai 1937
CHINA 3 FACTS THAT MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN
LAND RICH IN RAW MATERIALS 4 MILLION SQ MILES
PEOPLE 1/5 OF THE WORLD POP
HISTORY > 4000 YEARS OLD -OUR ALLY IN WW 2 IMFO FILM 6 THE BEST FILM ARCHIVES
- ART AND LEARNING
- DISUNITED BY SECTIONING OFF OF FEUDAL WARLORDS
- NEVER WAGED A WAR OF CONQUEST
JAPANESE PLAN TO ACHIEVE WORLD DOMINATION TANAKA PLAN
- CONQUER CHINA FOR RESOURCES AND USE THEIR MANPOWER AS SLAVES
- PLANNED WAR OF CONQUEST Lebensraum
- TANAKA PLAN
- Began w the conquering of Manchuria set up puppet of Manchukuo w puppet Emperor Unit 731 and Bio warfare research set up
- Conquer China Rap of Nanking Air attack over Shanghai (international settlement)
- Conquer Indies for resources and destroy colonialism
- Destroy U.S.
Failed bogged down in step 2 gambled to take step 3 and 4 w/o completing step 2 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
Sun Yat Sen role in uniting China
Unification of China
Industrial strength moved t west uprooted the nation biggest mass migration action in history-
Industrial strength moved t west uprooted the nation biggest mass migration action in history-
- Trading space for time to regroup
- Scorched earth policy of Chinese
- 30 million moved W 2000 miles from Jap invaders
NEW CHINA Factories underground call to arms indestructible spirit of resistance to tyranny
guerrilla warfare harassed Jap invasion forces
Resistance Col Chenault Flying Tigers
General Stillwell
Japanese Changshi offensive fails
Chengchow victory for Chinese