To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
[narrator] Roosevelt's declaration of war
Please log in to add to collections.
World War II: Race to Victory

Roosevelt's declaration of war was passed within minutes. With only one vote against, it...

[narrator] Roosevelt's declaration of war was passed within minutes. With only one vote against, it was clear America was no longer wedded to isolationism. So Pearl Harbour
is a significant defeat for the American forces
in the Pacific, severely damages
their ability to respond to the Japanese

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.092
[narrator] Roosevelt's declaration of war
00:00:03.092 --> 00:00:04.983
was passed within minutes.
00:00:05.929 --> 00:00:07.996
With only one vote against,
00:00:07.996 --> 00:00:10.991
it was clear America was no longer wedded
00:00:10.991 --> 00:00:11.945
to isolationism.
00:00:12.929 --> 00:00:14.987
So Pearl Harbour is a significant defeat
00:00:14.987 --> 00:00:17.013
for the American forces in the Pacific,
00:00:17.013 --> 00:00:19.983
severely damages their ability to respond
00:00:19.983 --> 00:00:21.941
to the Japanese.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:59
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
history
Production
Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion,Pia Frankenberg Filmproduktion, Hamburg,ZDF

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

The six-part documentary series reveals how and why the central alliance between Great Britain, the United States and The Soviet Union was formed leading into World War II. The series paints an in-depth picture of the race to ulti...
S01 • E02 But what it does do, of course, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:19
But what it does do, of course,
S01 • E04 There had been years and years of careful intelligence, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
There had been years and years of careful intelligence,
S01 • E01 The Germans battle hardened in France, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
The Germans battle hardened in France,
S01 • E05 Now, sometimes this is explained - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Now, sometimes this is explained
S01 • E03 But again, it was a trade-off, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
But again, it was a trade-off,
S01 • E04 [narrator] In February 1944, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] In February 1944,
S01 • E02 [narrator] At last, Churchill had got what he wanted. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:51
[narrator] At last, Churchill had got what he wanted.
S01 • E05 Churchill wanted this offensive started - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
Churchill wanted this offensive started
S01 • E01 Well-equipped at this point and a very large force indeed. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
Well-equipped at this point and a very large force indeed.
S01 • E03 Churchill is quoted as saying: - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
Churchill is quoted as saying:
S01 • E05 However, the real reason for this, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
However, the real reason for this,
S01 • E01 [narrator] Stalin was at his country estate - World War II: Race to Victory 00:34
[narrator] Stalin was at his country estate
S01 • E06 And I think the concern - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
And I think the concern
S01 • E05 And so, it really comes down to the weather, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
And so, it really comes down to the weather,
S01 • E05 It wasn't necessarily - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
It wasn't necessarily
S01 • E06 But to do that is going to cost the lives of so many GIs - World War II: Race to Victory 00:14
But to do that is going to cost the lives of so many GIs
S01 • E05 as the Soviets continued their march into Poland, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:49
as the Soviets continued their march into Poland,
S01 • E01 It's telling that it's Molotov - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
It's telling that it's Molotov
S01 • E06 And so it would have weighed very heavily - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And so it would have weighed very heavily
S01 • E02 Roosevelt does try and provoke him to doing so - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
Roosevelt does try and provoke him to doing so