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Allies demand the unconditional surrender of Japan in World War II. Entry of Soviets and use of atomic bomb ends the war.
Representatives of three nations, seated around table at Potsdam Conference held at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany. British prime minister, Clement Attlee; President of United States, Harry Truman; and representative of Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference, July 1945. They deliver an ultimatum of unconditional surrender to Japan. Swarms of B-29 bombers and Aircraft Carrier Task Forces destroy Japanese homeland. Planes on carrier decks.Navy Grumman carrier-based TBF aircraft dropping bombs.. Destruction of ships at sea. Mushroom cloud due to atomic bombing. Chart depicts the power of one atomic bomb. Britain's 'grand slam' bomb, most destructive conventional bomb ever produced. Doctor Ernest Orlando Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron (atom smashing machine). A man works at the Cyclotron at the University of California, Berkeley. General Leslie Groves, head of the project speaks. He is seated with Dr Vannevar Bush, government director of science and research, and Dr Richard Tolman, technical expert. Quantities of uranium shipped from Alberta, Canada are used in bombs. The atomic bomb process (Manhattan Project) is developed in widely separated areas; scenes from Hanford Project plant in Richmond, Washington. Project personnel exit cars and enter into the search area before starting their work day. Lieutenant colonel Franklin T Matthias with the army corps of engineers, appointed to the Hanford Project. Sign of 'Oak Ridge' in Tennessee. Largest of the three atomic bomb plants located near the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) dam. Employed personnel in atomic bomb plants are seen going to work. Man and woman employees at the plan read and smile at a Knoxville Journal newspaper in August 1945 with news headline "Power of Oak Ridge Atomic Bomb hits Japs" after the atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima. View of dense prefabricated home communities to house large number of Oak Ridge plant workers. View of families setting up their houses in trailer towns after the prefabricated homes were full. People come out from the Henebry's Jewelers and supermarket, among stores setup to meet the needs of the quickly built city. Scenes changes to show view of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at conference. Russian artillery and troops in a parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia (these parade scenes are from the May 1, 1945 May Day parade, just days before Germany's surrender). President Harry Truman reports on the latest developments regarding the war with Japan. He states that the United States is prepared to destroy every productive enterprise in Japan and the U.S. shall completely destroy its power to make war. He warns of an attack by the U.S. due to the rejection of the July 26th ultimatum at Potsdam. He warns that Japan "should expect a rain of ruin from the air; the like of which has never been seen on this earth." Truman notes that it will be followed by an unprecedented sea and land invasion of Japan.
Japanese troops march into the city of Hong Kong at conclusion of the Battle of Hong Kong.
Conclusion of Battle of Hong Kong between Japanese and British forces. Japanese airplane in formation fly above mountains. Aerial view of city of Hong Kong. Soldier stands holding the Japanese flag. Japanese troops and officers parade on the streets of Hong Kong. (World War II period).
Scenes of Rangoon, Burma, under Japanese occupation during World War II.
Rangoon, Burma, under Japanese occupation during World War 2. Japanese propaganda film states, in Japanese, that Volunteer Corps is building a 'New 'Burma,' and that Volunteer corps training illustrates how people can enjoy and manage their freedom from the British. Burmese gather at open market in front of a hotel in Rangoon. Words "On Look Hotel" appear along with Japanese lettering on the hotel front. Several Japanese soldiers mingle amongst the crowd at an open market. All manner of foods and goods being sold. Women display fabrics. Crowd gathered in grandstand of stadium to watch Volunteer Corps training and parade. Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda), Buddhist temple seen in background. Japanese officer stands on steps and salutes as Volunteer Corps pass in review. Their most notable weapon is a machine gun mounted in a wagon.
Emperor Hirohito at a Japanese military review with troops and aircraft; Japanese warships; Invasion of Manchuria
Opening scene shows a Japanese military brass band playing at the edge of a parade ground. View shifts to behind a group of military officers standing side-by-side. They all salute as Emperor Hirohito passes by in an Imperial 18th Century horse-drawn coach, followed by two more just like it. Camera continues to view from behind the officers, as a mounted officer joins in front of them. Next, a mounted officer passes carrying the Japanese national flag. Following him is Emperor Hirohito, on a white horse, followed by a general on a black horse and six mounted high-ranking Japanese military officers. Scene shifts to a reviewing stand that a Japanese General shareswith several others, including a civilian. The general speaks into a microphone. The next view is from behind a formation of uniformed military officers. The emperor leads a procession of mounted officers along the center of the parade ground. The formation of officers is seen from the front, as they salute. The Emperor's entourage appears to include a British military officer (possibly military attache)and other foreign military officers. Glimpse of Japanese warplanes in formation overhead. Emperor Hirohito on his white horse, saluting as a small colorguard passes and then large formations of troops pass in review. Tractors, pulling field artillery pieces and horse-drawn artillery pass in review. A contingent of mounted lancers move past at a canter, followed by mounted cavalry. Scene shifts completely to the Japanese dreadnought battleship, Nagato (with curved forward funnel) moored amidst other ships in a harbor, including sailing vessels. Camera pans across the harbor where other warships are seen in the distance. Next, the Nagato is seen slowly moving in the harbor. Camera ship passing a stationary Japanese destroyer. Complete change of scene, to Manchuria, where Manchurians wave Japanese flags as mounted Japanese troops pass them on a road. Japanese troops entering a fort, accompanied by a military band. They proceed past a parked Japanese Type 92 Chiyoda armored car. Japanese troops celebrating victory with Banzai cheer. Japanese throwing food to Manchurians. Japanese troops engaged in live fire training exercise over a stretch of barran terrain. Japanese soldiers advancing against simulated enemies. A Japanese officer calling his troops to attention in a farm yard. Manchurian farmer, nearby is upset by damage to his garden. Closeup of the field officer in a couple of settings, and speaking to his troops. His troops arrange their rifles into small stacks for ready retrieval and then proceed to repair damage they created in the farmer's garden. Closeup of the farmer thanking the officer for their help. He then joins the troops using his hoe to assist them.
Scenes in an Inner mongolian town during 1931.
British flag flying over a walled compound. Signs on compound wall in Russian and Chinese. French flag flies over a building of the "Thrift and Investment, Finance and Trust Corporation." A chinese man shines shoes of a Westerner. A Chinese traditional health practitioner works at a table covered with cloth containing an image of a human figure with various points on the body annotated. The cloth contains many other Chinese formulaic writings. He appears to be writing a prescription for a woman. Several Chinese boys play on a windswept sidewalk. An infant crawls behind them. Two Chinese women walk in a deserted street, with their toddler children. A bird sits in a cage hanging over the sidewalk. A horse and wagon stand at the curb, Two horses and wagons are seen at a curb with a foal apparently sleeping between them. Views of men playing Mahjong inside a sidewalk parlor. Others watch. Farmers filling barrels of water while their cattle-drawn wagons stand in a stream.
Various scenes showing Tokyo streets, Torii gates, festivals and a courtier looking at scroll in Japan
Map of North America and the United States, with a white outline for the United States border. Map of the Empire of Japan, including the Korean peninsula and Taiwan, and its borders in white. View of a lake with Mount Fuji. A train on top of Manseibashi bridge (1-1 Sotokanda, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0021, Japan). Trams, vehicles, and bicycles in downtown Tokyo (likely Ginza or Marunouchi). A white Torii gate inside a Shinto shrine. People visit a Shinto shrine during spring. Japanese performers perform with fans on a Danjiri shrine cart during the Kishiwada Danjiri Festival in Osaka. Smokestacks in an industrial town. A wooden Torii gate. Japanese children flying a kite. A Buddhist monk blows a horn while deer graze in Nara. Spanish conquistadors and Japanese samurais ride horses. 18th century British woodcut showing metal tools and blacksmiths at work. 18th century prints showing European peasants working in a mill and horses in a grinding machine. A Japanese courtier opens and looks at a scroll with illustrations.