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 May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
At first it looked like the Great Depression would be just another run of the mill recession. But the bubble that was the US economy popped right at the same time much of Europe was entering a general fiscal crisis, which in turn undermined the Gold Standard system most nations were a part of. The imbalances created by the Gold Standard proved unsustainable, and its collapse led to a free for all as every nation had its own answer to the crisis.
Bibliography for this episode:
- Clavin, Patricia The Great Depression in Europe, 1929-1939 St. Martin's Press 2000
- Hall, Thomas E. and J. David Ferguson The Great Depression: An International Disaster of Perverse Economic Policies University of Michigan Press 1998
- Rothermund, Dietmar The Global Impact of the Great Depression 1929-1939 Routledge 1996
- Kennedy, David M. Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War 1929-1945 Oxford University Press 1999
- Moser, John E. The Global Great Depression and the Coming of World War II Routledge 2016
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