U.S. President Roosevelt discusses U.S. stance as World War II expands in Europe. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the Pan American Congress in Washington D.C. He decries the invasion of 3 more independent nations by force of arms: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg. President Roosevelt states that America is shocked by the German attack. State Department and cabinet officials arriving at the White House to discuss U.S. strategy in war crises. Officials converse with each other outside the White House.
U.S. prepares for World War II. United States soldiers being recruited in New York. Americans prepare for defense as World War II accelerates in Europe. Young Americans stand in line for physical examinations by Army medical staff in a recruitment center before joining the U.S. Army. Soldiers with their baggage. Tailor takes measurements and checks fit of new uniforms on recruits. Soldiers undergo training on a field marching in formation.
War veterans swamp the Bureau for loans on new bonus plan in Washington DC. The war veterans of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) stand in a queue for loans. J. M. Betz, Deputy Disbursing Officer operates an automatic signature device which certifies 15 vouchers at a clip and 20000 in a day. A crowd of beneficiaries line up outside Uncle Sam's pay window in New York.
Several British Mark IV heavy tanks head across a field toward the camera. As one draws near, a gas shell exploded in front of it, obscuring it from view. The gas persists for a time and the tank is seen emerging. Scene shifts to a Mark IV female tank ascending an earthen berm at the side of a road. It falls to the road and crosses it, as several French soldiers hunker down on the road in the left foreground. Next, a Mark IV Female tank approaches the camera in closeup, passing a smoke source on the ground. Finally, several British heavy tanks move across a field in the far distance. Remains of a wrecked French village in the foreground. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Mill workers forging an ingot under a power hammer. View from top of the forging hammer. Explosions of shells fired from heavy guns. Naval guns seen on a battleship. French tanks advancing across the battlefield. Large formation of warplanes in flight. Naval heavy guns firing. A torpedo being launched. Sky blackened by smoke cloud from a steel mill. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A United States Army Signal corps training film titled 'Defense Against Chemical Warfare'. Mobilization of new U.S. Army troops arriving by railroad trains for training following recruitment. New recruits undergo training. They assemble in their uniforms and salute their officer. Recruits are given gas masks and are given training about their care and use. A U.S. Army soldier demonstrates how to strap a gas mask. The recruits don gas masks. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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