Podcast Episodes
How did Germany emerge from the First World War?
Did the Weimar Constitution make Germany weaker or stronger?
How did the Weimar Republic survive between 1919 and 1923?
Why did Germans hate the Treaty of Versailles?
What problems did the Weimar Government face during their time in power?
Recovery and Prosperity of the Weimar Republic during the "Golden Age"
Continuing Political and Economic Problems in Weimar Germany + Did the Weimar Republic recover between 1924 and 1929?
The Nazi Party during the 1920s
Hitler's appointment as Chancellor in 1933
Hitler’s consolidation of power from 1933-1934
Nazi Control over Germany
Opposition to the Nazis
Nazi Policies towards women, families and young people
The Successes and Failures of Nazi Economic Policies
The Impact of the Second World War on Germany
Was Nazi Germany a totalitarian state?
How did the Soviets take over Eastern Europe?
1948: The Berlin Blockade and 1961-1989: The Berlin Wall
1956: The Hungarian Revolution
1968: Events in Czechoslovakia
1979: Soviet-Afghan War
1980: Solidarity Movement in Poland
The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles
The League of Nations
The Manchurian and Abyssinian Crises
The Causes of the Second World War
The Yalta and Potsdam Agreements
Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech and the Soviet Takeover of Eastern Europe
The US Policy of Containment in Europe + Who was to blame for the Cold War?
The Korean War
How far did Cold War tensions increase in the 1950s?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Vietnam War
Why was Saddam Hussein able to come to power in Iraq?
How influential was Stalin to Saddam's rule over Iraq?
Why was there an Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979?
What were the consequences of the Iranian Revolution?
Iran-Iraq War
The Gulf War (Part 1)
The Gulf War (Part 2)
An introduction into empire and the emergence of world powers, 1890-1919
European rivalry and tensions over Africa
The impact of European Imperialism on the Africans and how Africans resisted the imperialism
The Boer Wars
The Expansion of the United States of America
The Spanish-American War
The USA's entry into the First World War
Commodore Perry's Visit to Japan
Meiji Reforms
The First Sino-Japanese War
Treaty of Shimonoseki and the Triple Intervention
Anglo-Japanese Alliance
Russo-Japanese War
Japanese involvement in the First World War
Why was there dissatisfaction with the peace settlements of 1919-1920?
Crises and Tensions in the early 1920s
Improving International Relations, 1924-1929
Aims, membership and structure of the League
The League’s Work in the 1920s
The Great Depression
The Spanish Civil War
Hitler's Foreign Policy and Anschluss with Austria
What was the Stresa Front and how did Britain respond to the remilitarisation of the Rhineland?
The Failure of Disarmament
The Abyssinian Crisis
Why did Britain and France pursue a policy of appeasement? (Part One)
Why did Britain and France pursue a policy of appeasement? (Part Two)
The Nazi Soviet Pact / The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
The Invasion of Poland
What led to War in 1939? (Part One)
What led to War in 1939? (Part Two)
Was Britain prepared for War in 1939?
How did the Communists gain control of China?
The May Fourth Movement
The Kuomintang Party / Sun Yat Sen & Chiang Kai Shek
How did Chiang and the Kuomintang Party consolidate their power?
The United Front—The Xi’an Incident and the Sino-Japanese War
The Nanjing Decade
The Yan'an Soviet
Decline in support for Chiang Kai Shek and the Kuomintang
Japan's international status in 1919
The Failure of Democracy in Japan
How did military rule affect the expansion of Japan?
The Reasons for Japanese Involvement in the Second World War
The Implications of Pearl Harbour and Japanese Loss in World War II
The Three Dictators
What was the state of Italy after the First World War?
Problems with the Democratic Government of Italy, 1919–22
What was the appeal of Fascism from 1919–22?
Mussolini’s appointment as Prime Minister in 1922
What challenges did Mussolini face after his appointment as Prime Minister?
How did Mussolini consolidate his power?
Repression in Fascist Italy
Mussolini's use of Propaganda
Mussolini’s Foreign Policy in Corfu and Fiume, 1923–1924
Mussolini’s Diplomacy from 1923 to 1934
Italian aggression after 1934
Mussolini's Economic Aims and the Fascist Corporate State
Fascist control over life in Italy
Did Mussolini succeed in making Italy a totalitarian state?
An Introduction to Marxism and Leninism
How did Joseph Stalin consolidate his power from 1922 to 1929?
The Economic Policies of Stalin's Russia (Part One)
The Economic Policies of Stalin's Russia (Part Two)
Stalin's views towards women
What was the foreign policy of Soviet Russia?
The Treatment of Ethnic Minorities in the Soviet Union
How did Stalin use repression to gain absolute power?
How did Stalin establish a cult of personality?
How far was Stalin a totalitarian ruler?
The Legacy of Joseph Stalin
Problems of the Weimar Politicians from 1929 to 1933
Establishment of the Nazi Party & Nazi Policies
Hitler’s Appointment as Chancellor
How did Hitler consolidate his power from 1933 to 1934?
How did the Nazis control the Youth?
Nazi policy towards minorities and opposition
Hitler’s Foreign Policy
Hitler’s Economic Policies for Nazi Germany
How were women treated in Nazi Germany? What were Hitler’s policies towards women?
How was German life changed under the Nazi Regime?
An Introduction to post-World War One Britain
The Changing Fortunes of the Conservative, Liberal and Labour Parties and The General Strike of 1926
The National Government and its response to the Great Depression in 1930s Britain
How did society and living standards change during the interwar period?
How did the British prepare for the Second World War?
BONUS (Current Events)
(BONUS #1) Series Eleven= Historical Events in the World
The Israel–Palestine Conflict (Part One)
The Israel–Palestine Conflict (Part Two)