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Newsreel 'U.S. Midshipmen Honor Admiral of Peruvian Navy'

Midshipmen stand in attention. Admiral John Beardall is decorated at the Naval Academy. Midshipmen then pass in review.

Date: 1944
Duration: 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040800
Newsreel 'Kentucky Derby Thrills 60,000 Turf Enthusiasts'

Huge crowd of 60,000 Turf enthusiasts come to enjoy the Kentucky Derby race. After the start signal is given, sixteen horses break the barrier. Crowds are seen cheering. Horse named 'Pensive' wins the Kentucky Derby.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040801
Newsreel 'Australian life guards stage surf carnival at Bondi'

Australian life guards surf riding in giant rolling waves at Bondi Beach in Australia. They demonstrate their nautical abilities.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040802
Modernization of Japan through World War 2

Modernization of Japan through World War II. Japanese civilians seen. Japanese civilians bow down to the Superiors. Many scenes of Japanese military and cilvilian persons as they bow to others. Japanese girls sold by their fathers working in factories. Women work in the rice fields. Men wearing local hats seen. Japanese peasants working hard. Japanese people use telephones in office and living in traditional Japanese homes. Simply furnished Japanese homes without chairs, windows and beds seen. Japanese family wearing kimonos, eating food. Japanese men in kokumin-fuku worker uniforms working in a factory producing war materiel and armament for the war effort in World War II.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040805
Social and economic distinctions in Japan

Japanese civilians seen working. Japanese Army and Navy stand first in social rankings, followed by Aristocratic families and political leaders whereas last in social rankings, are the civilians. Animated pictures seen. Japanese police taking civilians to prisons. Fanatic organization's leader seen. Newspaper headlines showing murder of Premier by the fanatic organization. Japanese children in classrooms. A motto reads 'Hakko Ichin'. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 5 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040806
The Rise of Japanese militarism in the 20th Century

Film opens showing reenactment of Japanese attack ostensibly against Formosa, in 1894. Japanese troops and artillery are shown. The event is depicted in a critical political cartoon. Next, Japanese Admiral Heihachiro Togo is seen in 1904, standing with other naval officers. Then, Japanese warships are shown, firing barrages of naval gunfire at the Russian fleet in Port Arthur, Manchuria. Huge black clouds arise from burning ships. Scenes of Japanese people celebrating their naval victory. Date shifts to 1910. Cartoon depicts Japanese annexation of Korea. Cartoon illustrates Japanese actions in World War I when, siding with the Allies, Japan acquired the German-held Shandong (Shantung) Peninsula of China, as well as German-held Marianas, Carolines, and Marshalls islands in the Pacific. Japanese representatives are seen participating in Post World War 1 international activities. They signed the so-called Five-Power,Four-Power, and Nine-Power treaties, and participated in the League of Nations. Glimpse of two Japanese officers, followed by cartoon depiction of the Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands, that Japan insisted on keeping. Cartoon shows them being fortified. A Japanese military marching band parades down a city street while being cheered by spectators on the sidewalks. Next, Japanese military General, Baron Tanaka Giichi, is seen in uniform with other officers. Cartoon illustrates the so-called Tanaka Memorial document that Baron Tanaka allegedly presented to the Emperor, in 1927, outlining a strategy to conquer the world. Cartoon then illustrates plan of conquest by acquiring Chinese manpower; Manchurian iron and coal; Siberian timber, coal, wheat, and metals; Tin,oil and rubber from Malaysia and the East Indies. The United States is shown as the last conquest. Views of ordinary farm and factory activities in the U.S. Cars parked in the Ford Motor Company factory lot. Japanese officials and legislators meeting in the Diet (Parliament). Japanese theater patrons and a Japanese woman singing with an American-style band, are shown as examples of activities the Japanese Government sought to discourage. A Japanese female ensemble in traditional dress, playing traditional instruments, is shown as more desirable. Western dancing and western hollywood movies are shown and narrator states they were forbidden by the Japanese government. Japanese movie scene depicts ancient martial arts. A musical production on stage displays German Nazi swastika flag , Japanese rising sun, and symbol of Kingdom of Italy, celebrating the axis alliance. Japanese men are shown playing the ancient game of Chu Shogi, instead of playing Western card games. People are shown in a library, where Western books are replaced by more militaristic tomes, such as: "If we fight" by Admiral Shinsaku Hirata, March 15, 1930 (shown on film slate). Slate goes on to quote about attack on Hawaii as the first battle in war of the Pacific. Film cites another approved Japanese publication: "Arguments Against American Policies" by Kawashima Seichiro, Christmas Day, 1924. It discusses distruction of the American fleet and subsequent landing on the U.S. West Coast.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040807