A history podcast dedicated to examining the global history of the 1920s and 30s in order to explain the causes of World War II, both large and small. As you might imagine, there’s a lot of ground to cover just to contextualize how the conflict got so out of control. If you love historical deep-dives and play-by-plays of nations in way over their collective heads, this is the show for you. Best niche history podcast out there! PROTIP: If you’re a new listener and are hopelessly confused by me bouncing from topic to topic, the scope of this show has kinda gotten away from me over the years. I have included an index of miniseries in the description of Episode 1 to provide a guide for what I’ve covered so far.
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Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Once the business of taking power in Italy was completed, the Fascists began to turn inward. Mussolini starts to distance himself from the old guard Fascists, the businessmen of the country successfully defend their economic privileges in exchange for their support, and even the Catholic Church comes around. Plus I cover a grab-bag of Italy's foreign adventures in this period.
Bibliography for this episode:
- Bosworth, RJB Mussolini's Italy Penguin Group, 2005
- Whittam, John Fascist Italy Manchester University Press, 1995
- Morgan, Phillip Italian Fascism 1919-1945 St. Martin's Press, 1995
- Gooch, John Mussolini and His Generals Cambridge University Press, 2007
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