Editing Why We Fight (section)

==Description==
# ''[[Prelude to War]]'' (1942; 51&nbsp;min 35&nbsp;s) examines the difference between democratic and fascist states and covers the [[Japanese invasion of Manchuria]] and the [[Second Italo-Abyssinian War|Italian invasion of Ethiopia]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/PreludeToWar |title = Why We Fight: Prelude to War : Frank Capra |date= 1942 | access-date = 2014-03-16}}</ref> Capra describes it as "presenting a general picture of two worlds; the slave and the free, and the rise of totalitarian militarism from Japan's conquest of Manchuria to Mussolini's conquest of Ethiopia."<ref name="Capra">{{Harvnb | Capra | 1971 | pp = 325–43}}.</ref>{{Page needed | date = August 2014}} This film won the [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film]].
# ''[[The Nazis Strike]]'' (1943, 40&nbsp;min 20&nbsp;s) covers [[geopolitics]]: the [[Anschluss|conquest of Austria]], [[German occupation of Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovakia]] and [[invasion of Poland|Poland]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/TheNazisStrike | title = Why We Fight: The Nazi Strike : Frank Capra |date=1943 | access-date =2014-03-16}}</ref> Capra's synopsis: "Hitler rises. Imposes Nazi dictatorship on Germany. Goose-steps into Rhineland and Austria. Threatens war unless given Czechoslovakia. Appeasers oblige. Hitler invades Poland. Curtain rises on the tragedy of the century—World War II."<ref name="Capra" /> {{Page needed | date = August 2014}}
# ''[[Divide and Conquer (film)|Divide and Conquer]]'' (1943, 56&nbsp;min)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://archive.org/details/DivideAndConquer | title = Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer : Frank Capra |date=1943 |access-date = 2014-03-16}}</ref> – about the campaign in [[Benelux]] and the [[Fall of France]]. Capra's synopsis: "Hitler occupies Denmark and Norway, outflanks [[Maginot Line]], drives [[British Army]] into [[North Sea]], forces surrender of France."<ref name="Capra" />
# ''[[The Battle of Britain]]'' (1943, 51&nbsp;min 30&nbsp;s)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/BattleOfBritain | title =Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain : Frank Capra |date = 1943 |access-date = 2014-03-16}}</ref> depicts Britain's victory against the [[Luftwaffe]]. Capra's synopsis: "Showing the gallant and victorious defense of Britain by [[Royal Air Force]], at a time when shattered, but unbeaten, British were the only people fighting Nazis."<ref name="Capra" />{{Page needed | date = August 2014}}
# ''[[The Battle of Russia]]'' (1943, 76&nbsp;min 7&nbsp;s) Part I<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/BattleOfRussiaI | title = Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia Part I : Frank Capra | date = 1943 | access-date = 2014-03-16}}</ref> and Part II<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/BattleOfRussiaII |title=Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia Part II : Frank Capra |date=1943 |access-date=2014-03-16}}</ref> shows a history of Russia's defense and [[Operation Barbarossa|battle against Germany]]. Capra's synopsis: "History of Russia; people, size, resources, wars. Death struggle against Nazi armies at gates of Moscow and Leningrad. At Stalingrad, Nazis are put through meat grinder."<ref name="Capra" />{{Page needed | date = August 2014}}
# ''[[The Battle of China]]'' (1944, 62&nbsp;min 16&nbsp;s)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/BattleOfChina | title = Why We Fight: The Battle of China : Frank Capra |date=1944 | access-date =2014-03-16}}</ref> shows Japanese aggression such as the [[Nanking Massacre]] and Chinese efforts such as the construction of the [[Burma Road]] and the [[Battle of Changsha (1942)|Battle of Changsha]]. Capra's synopsis: "Japan's warlords commit total effort to conquest of China. Once conquered, Japan would use China's manpower for the conquest of ''all'' Asia."<ref name="Capra" />{{Page needed | date = August 2014}}
# ''[[War Comes to America]]'' (1945, 64&nbsp;min 20&nbsp;s)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/WarComesToAmerica | title = Why We Fight: War Comes to America : Frank Capra |date = 1945 |access-date=2014-03-16}}</ref> shows how the pattern of the [[Axis powers]]' aggression turned the American people against [[isolationism]]. Capra's synopsis: "Dealt with who, what, where, why, and how we came to be the USA—the oldest major democratic republic still living under its original constitution. But the heart of the film dealt with the depth and variety of emotions with which Americans reacted to the traumatic events in Europe and Asia. How our convictions slowly changed from total non-involvement to total commitment as we realized that loss of freedom anywhere increased the danger to our own freedom. This last film of the series was, and still is, one of the most graphic visual histories of the United States ever made."<ref name="Capra" />{{Page needed | date = August 2014}}