In this episode of the This week in history Podcast, our hosts discuss the story of the military industrial complex in the United States, commemorating the 62nd anniversary of Eisenhower's famous farewell speech. Other topics of discussion included the formation of the German state from the principalities that governed the region at the time, creating the institutions that would lead to the current Federal republic of Germany. Finally, we discuss the repercussions of imperialism and the considerations of moral arguments revolving around the creation of the British Museum.