Richard Dolan explains how authoritarian governments use mass media propaganda to raise public support for military actions by examining false flag operations enacted by Japan and the Soviet Union, which led up to WWII. We also investigate details of the Pearl Harbor bombing to see how the U.S. government used this incident to convince the American people to join the war against Japan. By taking a hard look at these methods of manipulation, we gain a clearer vision of the world around us, so that we can identify the problems and empower ourselves to make our world a better place.