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    History

    Explaining History

    How do we make sense of the modern world? We find the answers in the history of the 20th Century.

    For over a decade, The Explaining History Podcast has been the guide for curious minds. Host Nick Shepley and expert guests break down the world wars, the Cold War, and the rise and fall of ideologies into concise, 25-minute episodes.

    This isn’t a dry lecture. It’s a critical, narrative-driven conversation that connects the past to your present.

    Perfect for students, history buffs, and anyone who wants to understand how we got here. Hit subscribe and start exploring.

    Join us at Explaining History for daily modern history articles and news.

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    The Bolsheviks and the Peacemakers 1919 Oct 14, 2017
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    Continuing from a previous podcast on the complications of the Russian Revolution to the attempts to create a European peace in 1919, this episode focuses on the differing approaches proposed to dealing with Soviet Russia by the Paris Peacemakers and the risks of leaving the vast country out of the proceedings.

    Explaining History helps you understand the 20th Century through critical conversations and expert interviews. We connect the past to the present. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and share.

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    American Labour Militancy 1945-46 Sep 30, 2017
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    In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War a strong, organised American working class movement faced an uncertain future of stagnating wages and fears about a return to the Great Depression. By 1946 the USA faced unprecedented union militancy and strike action

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    Eisenhower, the CIA and the death of Stalin Sep 25, 2017
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    The cold war certainties that existed up until March 1953 were thrown into doubt when Stalin died, leaving Eisenhower and his spy chief Alan Dulles with no reliable intelligence as to Soviet intentions. The Cold War entered one of its most dangerous and uncertain phases as a result.

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    Hitler's Civil Service Sep 24, 2017
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    In 1933 Hitler sought to extend his power over the German Civil Service and to politicise it by purging non Nazis. However, he hoped to achieve this without damaging the workings of a powerful organ of state.

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    The rights of American Women 1945-55 Sep 23, 2017
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    In the immediate aftermath of World War Two, women left war industries in huge numbers and some entered the domestic sphere. However the view that women existed in the 'comfortable concentration camp' theorised by Betty Friedan requires closer examination.

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    Britain's early victories in the desert war 1940-41 Sep 23, 2017
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    Despite being vastly outnumbered in Egypt, a small British Empire force inflicted devastating losses on a vast Italian Army. Mussolini's poorly led and poorly motivated troops were swiftly defeated by a small but well equipped and mobile force.

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    Booker T Washington and the Jim Crow Era Sep 22, 2017
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    Between 1890 and 1915 the eradication of political, social and economic gains that black Americans had achieved after the Civil War in the Reconstruction era occurred across the southern states. The most famous black American figure, Booker T Washington sought accommodation with white American society and argued the black people should earn acceptance through education and hard work.

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    The Politics of Stalinism Part One Sep 22, 2017
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    This podcast is the first of several that explore the inner workings of the Soviet State and the Communist Party under Stalin after 1928.

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    Hitler's personality and German Government Sep 21, 2017
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    After fifteen years of 'struggle' Hitler brought to orderly German Government the politics of the demagogue and the populist, and retreated from the bureaucratic business of government. His actions were typical of his outlook and of fascist and Nazi ideology.

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    Bolshevik Russia and the Paris Peacemakers - 1919 Sep 18, 2017
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    While revolution and civil war tore the former Russian Empire apart, the British, French and American leaders at the Paris Peace Conference were unsure as to how to deal with Russia and what part it might play in the shaping of a post war world order.

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