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History of the Second World War

18: The Third Reich Pt. 4 - The Republic

History of the Second World War

Wesley Livesay

Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.5626 Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The Weimar Republic would be dealt a poor hand, but they would make it worse. Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Discord Email: historyofthesecondworldwar@outlook.com Sources The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. Evans Germany and the Second World War Volume 1: The Build-Up of German Aggression by Wilhelm Deist, Manfred Messerschmidt, Hans-Erich Volkmann, and Wolfram Wette Hitler: A Biography by Ian Kershaw The Third Reich by Thomas Childers The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam Tooze The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer France and the Remilitarization of the Rhineland, 1936 by Stephen A. Schuker The First Capitulation: France and the Rhineland Crisis of 1936 by R.A.C. Parker (1956) France, Germany, and the Saar by A.J.P. Taylor (1952) The Franco-Polish Alliance and the Remilitarization of the Rhineland by George Sakwa French Intelligence and Hitler's Rise to Power by Peter Jackson Great Britain and the Saar Plebiscite of 13 January 1935 by C.J. Hill Hitler, Intelligence and the Decision to Remilitarize the Rhine by Zach Shore Hitler's Thirty Days to Power: January 1933 by Henry Ashby Turner Jr. Prologue to Peacekeeping: Ireland and the Saar, 1934-35 by Michael Kennedy Fantasy and Reality in Nazi Work-Creation Programs, 1933-1936 by Dan P. Silverman Franz von Papen, the German Center Party, and the Failure of Catholic Conservatism in the Weimar Republic by Larry Eugene Jones Causes and Consequences of the Plebiscite in the Saar by E.W (1955) The Purge of the SA Reconsidered: "An Old Putschist Trick"? by Eleanor Hancock The Remilitarization of the Rhineland and its Impact on the French-Polish Alliance by Roman D. Bicki (1969) Rohm and Hitler: The Continuity of Political-Military Discord by David Jablonsky The German Roman Catholic Hierarchy and the Saar Plebiscite of 1935 by Guenter Lewy (1964) Saar Coal After Two World Wars by O.R. Reischer Schacht's Regulation of Money and the Capital Markets by Arthur Schweitzer (1948) The Myth of Chancellor Von Schleicher's Querfront Strategy by Henry Ashby Turner Jr. The Struggle for Control of the German Economy by Amos E. Simpson The Nazi State and German Society: A Brief History with Documents by Robert G. Moeller Franz von Papen, Catholic Conservatives, and the Establishment of the Third Reich, 1933-1934 by Larry Eugene Jones Franz von Papen, the German Center Party, and the Failure of Catholic Conservatism in the Weimar Republic by Larry Eugene Jones British Establishment Perspectives on France, 1936-1940 by Michael Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Music Hello everyone and welcome to history of the Second World War episode 18, the Third Reich part four of the Republic.

0:51.8

This week, a big thank you goes out to Brian and Evan for becoming supporters

0:55.9

of the podcast on Patreon, where they now get access to special Patreon-only episodes, as well as ad-free

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versions of all of these episodes. If that is something that sounds interesting to you, head on over

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to History of the Second World War.com slash members to find out more information. I would also like to thank

1:12.2

Andy for his generous donation. It is impossible to discuss the creation of the Third Reich

1:18.9

without discussing the political and economic situation within the government that preceded

1:23.6

it. During the 1920s and 1930s, Germany would be a republic, founded in the aftermath of the First World War,

1:30.3

and led at the time by the Weimar Coalition of centrist political parties who were able to found a new government with a new constitution.

1:37.3

As was the case with many democratic governments created in the wake of the First World War,

1:42.3

the Weimar government would face problems,

1:45.0

which in many cases seemed almost impossible to solve.

1:48.0

We will discuss some of those problems today.

1:51.0

The first set of problems would be societal, with the new republic trying to find a way to sit on top of a society

1:58.0

which had just experienced an incredibly stressful period during the war.

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