Disillusioned by the horrors of World War I, the US tries to isolate herself from the rest of the world. Strict immigration quotas are imposed and a mistrust of foreigners and minorities ushers in an ugly period of racism and ethnic discrimination. The advent of radio helps to project a standard image of the “good American,” but at the same time lets in news of foreign nations. This classic documentary series, The Road to WWII, follows the events that inevitably sparked World War II, capturing the drama, the excitement and the juxtapositions of these crucial years between the end of World War I and Pearl Harbor. Former CBS News correspondent and commentator, Eric Sevareid, one of the world’s most respected figures in journalism, presents this extraordinary series which features stunning original newsreels, soundtracks, and rare archival footage. It was the era of Lucky Lindy, bootleg, Babe Ruth, Valentino and assembly-line Fords. It was also the time of market collapse, Klan meetings, demagogues abroad, red scares at home and bread lines. The best of times, the worst of times, and the times in which the United States reluctantly moved center stage. The Road to WWII is an innovative 16-part series that examines this crucial time as it progressed from the Armistice in 1918 to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. You will see the people who made history, hear their voices, and revisit the sites of events where consequence occurred. From the election of Roosevelt, to the rise …
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The Road to World War II – Program Four – Radio, Racism and Foreign Policy
The Road to World War II – Program Six – FDR and Hitler: Their Rise to Power
The contrasting styles of FDR and Hitler show how each technological change and individual charisma can change history. FDR uses a new medium (radio) to political advantage. Hitler utilizes the new sound movies. This program compares their economic ideas for dealing with the Depression and shows how each used propaganda (Nazi propaganda and New Deal Propaganda) to further their ends. The political careers of both men culminated in 1933. Hitler, representing a minority party, was appointed Chancellor and rapidly consolidated his power through propaganda and terrorism. President Roosevelt stood prepared to try new methods of attack the economic crisis. This classic documentary series, The Road to WWII, follows the events that inevitably sparked World War II, capturing the drama, the excitement and the juxtapositions of these crucial years between the end of World War I and Pearl Harbor. Former CBS News correspondent and commentator, Eric Sevareid, one of the world’s most respected figures in journalism, presents this extraordinary series which features stunning original newsreels, soundtracks, and rare archival footage. It was the era of Lucky Lindy, bootleg, Babe Ruth, Valentino and assembly-line Fords. It was also the time of market collapse, Klan meetings, demagogues abroad, red scares at home and bread lines. The best of times, the worst of times, and the times in which the United States reluctantly moved center stage. The Road to WWII is an innovative 16-part series …
K-News – Wii U Eshop massive games leak! World of Warcraft & many more!
While the Wii U massive leak is just rumors for now, some of these games, very well could be legit. *UPDATE* The list that was leaked, is only about games coming to the Nintendo Network on Wii U’s Eshop. Hence why Pikmin 3 and others are missing from this list. Follow us here thanks for watching! www.facebook.com twitter.com Rayman Origins Part 13 – www.youtube.com Rumored Source knows inside info about Wii U’s upcoming TBA games – www.dualpixels.com -Wii U Eshop games list TBA- Level 5: Professor Layton Chronicles (Level 5) Activision: Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD-Complete (Activision) (Launch) Goldeneye 007: Reloaded (Acitivsion) (Launch) World of Warcraft (Activsion) (Launch) Capcom: Resident Evil: The Mercenaries Bio Ops (Capcom) Okamiden HD (Capcom) (Launch) Electronic Arts: Boom Blox Wii U (EA) NFL Blitz Touchdown (EA) Burnout: Rush Hour (EA) (Launch) Shank 2 (EA) (Launch) Crysis (EA) (Launch) Gaijan Games: Bit Trip Runner 2 (Gaijan Games) (Launch) Namco Bandai: Tank! Tank! Tank! (Namco Bandai) Meteos (Namco Bandai) Pac-Man Battle Royal (Namco Bandai) (Launch) Nexon: Dragon Nest (Nexon) Nintendo: Big Brain University (Nintendo) (Launch) Super Mario Strikers Unlimited (Nintendo) (Launch) Fluidity: Toxic (Nintendo) (Launch) Sabarasa: Protocol (Sabarasa) (Launch) SEGA: Rodea the Sky Soldier (SEGA) Renegade Ops 2 (SEGA) Phantasy Star Online 2 (SEGA) (Launch) Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 (SEGA) (Launch) Spicy Horse: Big Head Bash (Spicy Horse) (Launch) Square Enix: Demon’s …
The Road to World War II – Program Three – The First SALT Talks
In 1921, the world’s first major disarmament conference limits the postwar arms race, and the most important strategic weapon of the times – the battleship. General Billy Mitchell demonstrates the superiority of air power by bombing obsolete battleships in Chesapeake Bay. While the American military remains unconvinced, Japanese observers are extremely impressed, as they would later demonstrate at Pearl Harbor. This classic documentary series, The Road to WWII, follows the events that inevitably sparked World War II, capturing the drama, the excitement and the juxtapositions of these crucial years between the end of World War I and Pearl Harbor. Former CBS News correspondent and commentator, Eric Sevareid, one of the world’s most respected figures in journalism, presents this extraordinary series which features stunning original newsreels, soundtracks, and rare archival footage. It was the era of Lucky Lindy, bootleg, Babe Ruth, Valentino and assembly-line Fords. It was also the time of market collapse, Klan meetings, demagogues abroad, red scares at home and bread lines. The best of times, the worst of times, and the times in which the United States reluctantly moved center stage. The Road to WWII is an innovative 16-part series that examines this crucial time as it progressed from the Armistice in 1918 to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. You will see the people who made history, hear their voices, and revisit the sites of events where consequence occurred. From the …
The Road to World War II – Program Fifteen – Japan Invades China
In 1937, Japan was bent on establishing an empire. Encouraged by lack of Western resistance, Japan took control of French Indochina, the Dutch Indies, Burma, Malaya, and the Philippines. By mid-1941, Roosevelt had enforced a total embargo, freezing all assets originating in Japan. In the face of this economic pressure, the Japanese government decided to force the United States into war. This classic documentary series, The Road to WWII, follows the events that inevitably sparked World War II, capturing the drama, the excitement and the juxtapositions of these crucial years between the end of World War I and Pearl Harbor. Former CBS News correspondent and commentator, Eric Sevareid, one of the world’s most respected figures in journalism, presents this extraordinary series which features stunning original newsreels, soundtracks, and rare archival footage. It was the era of Lucky Lindy, bootleg, Babe Ruth, Valentino and assembly-line Fords. It was also the time of market collapse, Klan meetings, demagogues abroad, red scares at home and bread lines. The best of times, the worst of times, and the times in which the United States reluctantly moved center stage. The Road to WWII is an innovative 16-part series that examines this crucial time as it progressed from the Armistice in 1918 to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. You will see the people who made history, hear their voices, and revisit the sites of events where consequence occurred. From the election of Roosevelt, to …
The Road to World War II – Program Eleven – The Italian-Ethiopian War
The short-lived but brutal Italian-Ethiopian War leads to an examination of Italian Fascism and Mussolini. Mussolini ruled with apparent effectiveness and was hailed by leaders of the anti-Communist world until his dreams of empire led him to invade Ethiopia. The incident was one of the chief episodes that paved the way for World War II. This classic documentary series, The Road to WWII, follows the events that inevitably sparked World War II, capturing the drama, the excitement and the juxtapositions of these crucial years between the end of World War I and Pearl Harbor. Former CBS News correspondent and commentator, Eric Sevareid, one of the world’s most respected figures in journalism, presents this extraordinary series which features stunning original newsreels, soundtracks, and rare archival footage. It was the era of Lucky Lindy, bootleg, Babe Ruth, Valentino and assembly-line Fords. It was also the time of market collapse, Klan meetings, demagogues abroad, red scares at home and bread lines. The best of times, the worst of times, and the times in which the United States reluctantly moved center stage. The Road to WWII is an innovative 16-part series that examines this crucial time as it progressed from the Armistice in 1918 to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. You will see the people who made history, hear their voices, and revisit the sites of events where consequence occurred. From the election of Roosevelt, to the rise of Hitler in Germany, it’s all here.
The Road to World War II – Program Twelve – The Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War was a microcosm of the ideological conflict of the 20th century. When Spanish fascists under Franco rebel against the republican government, full-scale civil war erupts. Mussolini and Hitler send troops to Franco’s aid. Soviet support of the Loyalists lends credence to the fascist claim that it is communism they are fighting, and the American public is confused over issues of fascism and communism. This classic documentary series, The Road to WWII, follows the events that inevitably sparked World War II, capturing the drama, the excitement and the juxtapositions of these crucial years between the end of World War I and Pearl Harbor. Former CBS News correspondent and commentator, Eric Sevareid, one of the world’s most respected figures in journalism, presents this extraordinary series which features stunning original newsreels, soundtracks, and rare archival footage. It was the era of Lucky Lindy, bootleg, Babe Ruth, Valentino and assembly-line Fords. It was also the time of market collapse, Klan meetings, demagogues abroad, red scares at home and bread lines. The best of times, the worst of times, and the times in which the United States reluctantly moved center stage. The Road to WWII is an innovative 16-part series that examines this crucial time as it progressed from the Armistice in 1918 to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. You will see the people who made history, hear their voices, and revisit the sites of events where consequence occurred …
The Road to World War II – Program Nine – The Recognition of Russia
From the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 to the Roosevelt administration’s official recognition of the USSR in 1933, American relations with the Soviet Union are mistrustful and hostile. Cold War attitudes can be traced back to this period of national paranoia over Bolshevism. This classic documentary series, The Road to WWII, follows the events that inevitably sparked World War II, capturing the drama, the excitement and the juxtapositions of these crucial years between the end of World War I and Pearl Harbor. Former CBS News correspondent and commentator, Eric Sevareid, one of the world’s most respected figures in journalism, presents this extraordinary series which features stunning original newsreels, soundtracks, and rare archival footage. It was the era of Lucky Lindy, bootleg, Babe Ruth, Valentino and assembly-line Fords. It was also the time of market collapse, Klan meetings, demagogues abroad, red scares at home and bread lines. The best of times, the worst of times, and the times in which the United States reluctantly moved center stage. The Road to WWII is an innovative 16-part series that examines this crucial time as it progressed from the Armistice in 1918 to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. You will see the people who made history, hear their voices, and revisit the sites of events where consequence occurred. From the election of Roosevelt, to the rise of Hitler in Germany, it’s all here.
The Road to World War II – Program Five – The Great Depression and Foreign Affairs
The Depression is a traumatic national experience which shatters US self-confidence and paralyzes foreign policy, leading to further isolationism. The worldwide depression gives rise to national dictators, but the US is so preoccupied with domestic problems that it ignores the threat. President Hoover is not equipped to deal with the national crisis. The London Naval Conference insults Japan and when the Japanese invade Manchuria, a preoccupied United States does nothing. This classic documentary series, The Road to WWII, follows the events that inevitably sparked World War II, capturing the drama, the excitement and the juxtapositions of these crucial years between the end of World War I and Pearl Harbor. Former CBS News correspondent and commentator, Eric Sevareid, one of the world’s most respected figures in journalism, presents this extraordinary series which features stunning original newsreels, soundtracks, and rare archival footage. It was the era of Lucky Lindy, bootleg, Babe Ruth, Valentino and assembly-line Fords. It was also the time of market collapse, Klan meetings, demagogues abroad, red scares at home and bread lines. The best of times, the worst of times, and the times in which the United States reluctantly moved center stage. The Road to WWII is an innovative 16-part series that examines this crucial time as it progressed from the Armistice in 1918 to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. You will see the people who made history, hear their voices, and …
The Road to World War II – Program Seven – FDR and Hitler: The Dynamics of Power
It’s clear that both Hitler and Roosevelt appreciated the value of mass communication. FDR began his series of “fireside chats” to reassure and inform the people, while Hitler assigned Josef Goebbels as Minister of Propaganda to control public opinion through radio and rallies. FDR wished to stabilize the economy and restore confidence to the people. Hitler began extensive rearmament in hopes of national expansion. This classic documentary series, The Road to WWII, follows the events that inevitably sparked World War II, capturing the drama, the excitement and the juxtapositions of these crucial years between the end of World War I and Pearl Harbor. Former CBS News correspondent and commentator, Eric Sevareid, one of the world’s most respected figures in journalism, presents this extraordinary series which features stunning original newsreels, soundtracks, and rare archival footage. It was the era of Lucky Lindy, bootleg, Babe Ruth, Valentino and assembly-line Fords. It was also the time of market collapse, Klan meetings, demagogues abroad, red scares at home and bread lines. The best of times, the worst of times, and the times in which the United States reluctantly moved center stage. The Road to WWII is an innovative 16-part series that examines this crucial time as it progressed from the Armistice in 1918 to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. You will see the people who made history, hear their voices, and revisit the sites of events where consequence occurred. From …