Season 2 Introduction

History of the Second World War

Wesley Livesay

Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.5 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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In this episode we talk about what we will be talking about. Website: http://www.historyofthesecondworldwar.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/historyofhegreatwarApple Podcast Subscription: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/history-of-the-world-wars/id6442476986?ls=1&at=1010l36mt&ct=01Twitter: @WorldWar2PodFacebook: historyofthesecondworldwar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:09.4	Hello, this is Matt from the Explorers podcast.
0:12.6	I want to invite you to join me on the voyages and journeys of the most famous explorers in the history of the world.
0:18.3	These are the thrilling and captivating stories of Vigllan, Shackleton, Lewis, and Clark,
0:23.0	and so many other famous, and not so famous, adventures from throughout history.
0:27.4	Go to Explorerspodcast.com or just look us up on your podcast app.
0:31.6	That's the Explorers Podcast. Hello everyone and welcome to season two of history of the Second World War.
0:47.3	Season one was all about laying the groundwork and spending some time on a bench usually only briefly mentioned when discussing the Second World War.
0:54.9	This season is about moving the ball forward.
0:57.4	It will start with the Anslux.
0:59.5	The takeover of Austria by Germany would be an important moment, not just for German and
1:04.1	Austrian history, but also for the entire landscape of European politics during the 1930s.
1:10.3	It would be the first time that Hitler's Germany would attempt to expand beyond its borders.
1:14.9	It would invade a nation and people divided and conflicted, with some Austrians supporting
1:19.6	a union with Germany, while others did not.
1:22.8	The pan-German movement had a long history in both nations, but there was still a large
1:27.4	number of
1:27.9	Austrians that felt that good relations with their larger neighbor was critical, but it should
1:32.8	always be within the framework of independence. As German troops moved in, there would be
1:37.8	massive confusion and an overall lack of decisive leadership from the Austrian government, which
1:42.7	would seal the fate of Austria
1:44.2	as an independent nation.
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