In October 1929, the New York stock market crash ushered in the Great Depression. With their economy closely tied to the supply of cheap American capital, Germans felt the impact of the crash more acutely than most other nations. Soon the country's economy was in ruins, with millions unemployed. This episode charts the relationship between German politics and economic between 1929 and 1932, showing how economic suffering led to growing cynicism about the Weimar system...
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In October 1929, the New York stock market crash ushered in the Great Depression. With their economy closely tied to the supply of cheap American capital, Germans felt the impact of the crash more acutely than most other nations. Soon the country's economy was in ruins, with millions unemployed. This episode charts the relationship between German politics and economic between 1929 and 1932, showing how economic suffering led to growing cynicism about the Weimar system...
History of Israel/Palestine: the Suez War (part 1/2) [3.17]
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History of Israel/Palestine: the Suez War (part 1/2) [3.17]
Send us a text After eight years of a tense peace, war came suddenly again to the Middle East in October 1956. This episode answers why, exploring the deeper history behind the building of the Suez Canal from 1859-69, the origins of British colonialism in the region and the rise of various anti-colonial Egyptian movements such as Wafd and the Muslim Brotherhood. We also go into detail about the meteoric rise of Gamal Abdel Nasser, whose efforts to reshape Egyptian and Middle Easte...
History Off the Page
In October 1929, the New York stock market crash ushered in the Great Depression. With their economy closely tied to the supply of cheap American capital, Germans felt the impact of the crash more acutely than most other nations. Soon the country's economy was in ruins, with millions unemployed. This episode charts the relationship between German politics and economic between 1929 and 1932, showing how economic suffering led to growing cynicism about the Weimar system...
