It is appropriate for middle school, high school and college. The airplane, while used in World War I, really became a standard weapon of war in the Second World War. Compare how wars were fought before and after the advent of the plane. The film emphasizes that in order to understand China, certain facts or details about China must always be remembered. Discuss how Capra attempts to instill a pro-Chinese sentiment in American soldiers.
Japan is a small island to the east of China, an enormous expanse of land.
Discuss the role of race in American anti-Japanese World War II propaganda. Discuss China s defense strategy of trading space for time. On a map of Asia, find and illustrate China proper and the four outer providences and trace the major rivers in China. Use this map to illustrate China s defense system of space for time. Using a medium of choice, create a replica of the Great Wall of China.