# RISE OF NATIONALISM & COMMUNISM IN ASIA 1957 EDUCATIONAL FILM 52414

“Nationalism” is a circa 1957 Encyclopedia Brittanica educational film. We are told at mark 01:15 that since 1946, every new nation in Southeast Asia has annually celebrated its day of independence, such as the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Burma, Ceylon, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaya, as the countries are highlighted on a map. The narrator defines nationalism (mark 02:07 ) as the belief of a people that they ought to be unified into an independent nation. “A homeland.” We learn of the control over Asian nations by European forces in the 19th century, known as colonialism, which forced residents to become second-class citizens. Utilizing the region for its natural resources and strategic benefits, colonial leaders also imported their own leadership and legal systems — often restricting natives’ rights (mark 05:04 ). The narrator explains, however, that the European leaders also benefited the colonies through improved medical facilities and education. At mark 06:00 we learn how Southeast Asian nations, having fought in World War II and seen what independence as a nation has to offer, began to resist the notion of any outside control. Burmese nationalists are shown squabbling with British forces at mark 06:25 , eventually leading to independence in that nation. Similar events are shown playing out in Indonesia (mark 06:40 ), although Communism also took control in some regions such as Vietnam (mark 07:30 ), leading to the creation of North and South Vietnam, in addition to…

- Kind: Educational
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/52414EBFilmsNationalism)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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