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Why We Fight US WW2 Information Films

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    Why We Fight US WW2 Information Films

    Hey guys I saw this old US WW2 reel called "The Battle of China" part of the Why We Fight series.

    When you watch the film you kind of wonder if the material they put into it was checkout or not. Considering when this film was made the US was leaning to support the KMT. But with some the material used to make this film was it to send a message to Chaing Kai Shek that the US might support Mao and the Communist. Or the guys who made film figured which way the wind was blowin and wanted to represent that. Even though they promote Chaing they also put in a clip of Mao. The film also use The March of the Volunteers in part of the opening and closing credits.

    But see for yourselves and what do you think?

    YouTube - (01) Why We Fight: "Battle of China (ca. 1944) 1/5

    YouTube - (02) Why We Fight: "Battle of China (ca. 1944) 2/5

    YouTube - (03) Why We Fight: "Battle of China (ca. 1944) 3/5

    YouTube - (04) Why We Fight: "Battle of China (ca. 1944) 4/5

    YouTube - (05) Why We Fight: "Battle of China (ca. 1944) 5/5

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ4RH...eature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4L3p...eature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npAKk...eature=related
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    Re: Why We Fight US WW2 Information Films

    The problem with US policy at that time is that they see Chaing as both an important ally and a huge liability. After millions of military aids ended up in private bank accounts, the corruption within Chaing's government and army was driving the US nuts. The US was more interested in Mao at that time because they view Mao as less corrupt and a more competent leader than Chaing, and Communism wasn't a serious threat at that time for US.

    The corruption of Chaing's government was so bad that most US policy maker believed that Communist victory in the Civil War was caused by the incompetency of the entire Chinese nation in the face of few Soviet agents, and that is it better to cut their losses and wash their hands with China. This stereotype was a huge factor in shaping US opinion that Communist China was only a pawn of Soviet Union, and that China shouldn't even be a factor when Americans entered the Korean War. Of course, this stereotype was completely shattered when China entered the Korean War and demonstrated that there are at least some competent Chinese running around.
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    Re: Why We Fight US WW2 Information Films

    The film also use The March of the Volunteers in part of the opening and closing credits.
    are you trying to imply something because if we learn our modern history, we know it was a war resistance song and was used in all of china and the allies(as seen here) after china join them. just because the PRC adopted the song AFTER the war doesn't imply anything if only that the communist think it was symbolic of their struggle to build a nation and that the song was already recognised in china that it would help their creditability as the "new" chinese government.

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