The History of the Twentieth Century

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289 The War of Thirst Jul 24, 2022

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In the early twentieth century, sovereignty over the Chaco Boreal in central South America was still unsettled. Bolivia and Peru went to war over their conflicting claims.

288 What's Up, Doc? Jul 17, 2022

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Animated short films were already popular during the 1920s, but the rise of sound and color in motion pictures, pioneered by Walt Disney, revolutionized the form.

287 An Eight-Minute Tidbit. Jul 10, 2022

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Animated drawings, in the form of flip books and zoetropes, already existed at the beginning of the twentieth century, but the rise of motion pictures also made possible the beginning of animated motion pictures.

286 Unwinding Versailles Jun 26, 2022

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After the Night of the Long Knives, and with his domestic position secure, Hitler turned to foreign policy. German violations of the Treaty of Versailles were publicly acknowledged by 1935, and in spring of 1936, German soldiers entered the Rhineland.

285 The Night of the Long Knives Jun 19, 2022

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Adolf Hitler was already effectively dictator of Germany, but in the first 18 months, he moved to tighten his grip, even going so far as to murder his own supporters in the SA and elsewhere.

284 The Bomber Will Always Get Through Jun 12, 2022

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Even before Hitler and the Nazis took power, it was an open secret that Germany was enlarging its military beyond what the Treaty of Versailles allowed, leading to jittery nerves in France and Britain.

283 Where Are the Customers' Yachts? Jun 05, 2022

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In this episode, we finish up a couple of New Deal programs we didn't get to talk about last time, and examine the Roosevelt Administration's efforts to restore confidence in Wall Street and in a dollar no longer backed by gold.

282 One Hundred Days May 22, 2022

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Franklin Roosevelt's administration began with a bang.

281 Fear Itself May 15, 2022

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In the four-month period between Roosevelt's election and his inauguration, the American economy went from bad to worse.

280 A New Deal May 08, 2022

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New York Governor Franklin Roosevelt was the wide favorite for the 1932 Democratic Presidential nomination, while Herbert Hoover's popularity, like the US economy, was declining every month.

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