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World in action. Warclouds in the Pacific /

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This short film examines the Japan that emerged at the beginning of the 1900s and was firmly established as an industrialized nation by the outbreak of World War II. Facing the greatest threat in their history, the democracies of the Pacific took careful stock of this new Japan and its strength, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Legg, Stuart (Director, Producer), Greene, Lorne (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Montreal, QC : National Film Board of Canada, 1941.
Series:World history in video
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Causes.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japan.
Japan > History > 1912-1945.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Causes.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Japon.
Japon > Histoire > 1912-1945.
War > Causes.
Japan.
1912-1945
Documentary films.
History.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:This short film examines the Japan that emerged at the beginning of the 1900s and was firmly established as an industrialized nation by the outbreak of World War II. Facing the greatest threat in their history, the democracies of the Pacific took careful stock of this new Japan and its strength, and erected a vast system of defense across the world's greatest ocean.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 13, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (22 min.).
Playing Time:00:21:47