History of the Second World War
History of the Second World War is a weekly podcast which will cover World War 2, beginning with the tumultuous years after the First World War, continuing into the descent into war during the 1930s, through the war years, and then into the post war aftermath.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 307
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
26: The Third Reich Pt. 12 - Night of the Long Knives
After asserting power in the political realm, it was time for the Nazi party to deal with the demon that it had created, the SA.
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The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. Evans
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00:24:15 |
Wed 23 Sep 2020
25: The Third Reich Pt. 11 - Changes
Throughout the Spring and Summer of 1933 the new Nazi regime would start to make changes, some big, some small, some just a small part of larger plans.
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00:25:14 |
Wed 16 Sep 2020
24: The Third Reich Pt. 10 - The Enabling Act
In the aftermath of the Reichstag Fire, the scheduled election would be held in Germany. The results were surprising, but it did not prevent the Nazi leaders from moving forward with the next part of…
00:25:03 |
Wed 09 Sep 2020
23: The Third Reich Pt. 9 - The Reichstag Fire
Just a month after the Nazi led government was created, an event with lasting ramifications would occur.
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00:24:33 |
Wed 02 Sep 2020
22: The Third Reich Pt. 8 - January 1933
January 1933 would see the end of the Schleicher government that lasted under two months, and on January 30th a new era in Germany would begin.
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00:27:16 |
Wed 26 Aug 2020
21: The Third Reich Pt. 7 - "We Will Win Ourselves to Death"
Another round of political chaos results in another national election, with disappointing results for the Nazi party.
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00:25:38 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
20: The Third Reich Pt. 6 - The 1932 Presidential Election
A German Presidential election was scheduled for 1932, and it would perfectly illustrate how divided the German political landscape had become.
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00:22:50 |
Wed 12 Aug 2020
19: The Third Reich Pt. 5 - The Election that Broke Germany
The 1930 election would result in a drastic shift in German politics.
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00:26:27 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
18: The Third Reich Pt. 4 - The Republic
The Weimar Republic would be dealt a poor hand, but they would make it worse.
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Wed 29 Jul 2020
17: The Third Reich Pt. 3 - The New Nazi Party
The middle years of the 1920s would be a challenging period for the Nazi Party as it tried to find its way.
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00:23:18 |
Wed 22 Jul 2020
16: The Third Reich Pt. 2 - The Munich Years
In 1923 the National Socialists would try to move things along by launching a putsch in Munich, it would go very poorly.
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Wed 15 Jul 2020
15: The Third Reich Pt. 1 - The Austrian
Germany would play a critical role in driving events during the interwar period, and within Germany political volatility would cause drastic changes.
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00:26:36 |
Wed 08 Jul 2020
14: The Great Depression Pt. 4 - Unemployment in Germany
We end our series on the Great Depression by taking a deeper dive into how the German government chose to interact with rampant unemployment.
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00:23:57 |
Wed 24 Jun 2020
13: The Great Depression Pt. 3 - London and Paris
The Great Depression was a worldwide phenomenon, but in this episode we focus on just two states: France and Britain.
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00:29:20 |
Wed 17 Jun 2020
12: The Great Depression Pt. 2 - The Depression
In the early 1930s the depression would spread around the globe.
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China During the Great Depression: M…
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Wed 10 Jun 2020
11: The Great Depression Pt. 1 - The Crash
The Great Depression would have many causes, this episode discusses two of them.
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00:26:01 |
Wed 03 Jun 2020
10: Rise of Mussolini Pt. 4 - The Italian Fascist State
Italy represented the first nation to come under the control of a Fascist government, and they would do everything in their power to keep it that way.
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00:33:16 |
Wed 27 May 2020
9: Rise of Mussolini Pt. 3 - Prime Minister Mussolini
After the March on Rome Mussolini would be made Prime Minister.
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Fascism in Italian Historiography: In S…
00:26:03 |
Wed 13 May 2020
8: Rise of Mussolini Pt. 2 - March on Rome
In October 1922 the Fascists would take an important step, and they would stage a March on Rome. The results were as good as they could have possibly imagined.
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00:24:41 |
Wed 06 May 2020
7: Rise of Mussolini Pt. 1 - Fascism
The rise of Fascism throughout Europe, beginning in Italy, would be an important catalyst for future events.
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Wed 29 Apr 2020
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