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Episode98

July 11, 2022

The Road to World War II: Depression, Dictators, and Delusion

The Road to World War II: Depression, Dictators, and Delusion
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This episode marks the beginning of our World War II series. This episode breaks down how the Great Depression wrecked economies, empowered dictators, and turned public desperation into political firepower. In Germany, that meant Hitler. In Japan, it meant military rule. In Italy, Mussolini. From Manchuria to the Sudetenland to Poland, we cover the flashpoints that pulled the world into war and why America couldn't stay on the sidelines for long.

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