The Battle of China

E436351

The Battle of China is a World War II-era American documentary film directed by Frank Capra that chronicles Japan’s invasion of China and highlights Chinese resistance as part of the U.S. government’s Why We Fight propaganda series.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
The Battle of China canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II film
documentary film
propaganda film
war film
aimsTo increase support for the Allied war effort
shape American perceptions of China
associatedWith Frank Capra's Why We Fight project NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Office of War Information NERFINISHED
United States Army NERFINISHED
conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War

World War II
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts Chinese Nationalist forces
Chinese civilian population
Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED
director Frank Capra NERFINISHED
genre documentary
propaganda
war documentary
historicalPeriodCovered 1930s
1940s
mainSubject Chinese resistance in World War II
Japanese invasion of China NERFINISHED
Second Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED
medium black-and-white film
narrativeFocus atrocities committed by Japanese forces in China
strategic importance of China in World War II
unity of Chinese people against Japan
originalLanguage English
partOf U.S. government information program during World War II
partOfSeries Why We Fight NERFINISHED
portrays China as key ally in the Pacific theater
Chinese Nationalist government as ally of the United States
Japan as aggressor state
producer U.S. War Department NERFINISHED
United States government NERFINISHED
productionContext World War II home front in the United States NERFINISHED
propagandaSide Allies
purpose to justify American involvement in World War II
to promote support for China among American audiences
wartime propaganda
seriesNumberWithin Why We Fight series NERFINISHED
targetAudience American public
American soldiers
uses archival footage
maps and animated graphics
voice-over narration

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Why We Fight (film series) part The Battle of China