This Is How Republics Fall

Angry Planet

Matthew Gault

War, Politics, Conflict, Government, History, News

4.3 • 882 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2017

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The Weimar Republic was doomed from the start. World War I left Germany in a precarious position. The Treaty of Versailles ended outright aggression but it also left the German economy crippled and saddled its people with a government they never quite believed in. Worse, it stipulated that Germany take full responsibility for the most devastating war in human history.

This week on War College, Jason Fields--the show’s co-creator and digital editor at the Holocaust Museum--returns to walk us through how the Nazis came to power during the interwar years. From the beer halls to Hugo Boss and the Night of Long Knives, Fields tells the story of how streetfights and national shame led to “blood and soil.”

By Matthew Gault. Produced by Jason Fields and Matthew Gault

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0:19.0	The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the participants, not of Reuters News. These paramilitaries that only responded to the party and to this ideology were on the streets,
0:28.4	in uniforms, scaring people to death every minute of the day.
0:33.0	This is war college, your weekly discussion of a world in conflict with a focus on the stories behind the front lines.
0:48.0	This is a special transitional episode of war college, whether you're a new listener or a veteran, we ask you to stick around
0:55.1	after the episode is over, and we're going to tell you about some changes that are coming our way,
0:59.2	and I promise it's all good stuff. On August 11th, 2017,
1:07.0	White Nationalists marched through the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia.
1:10.0	The estimated 200 Nazis and Nazi sympathizers carried torches and shouted chance such as Jews will not replace us and blood and soil
1:17.6	We've heard these kinds of slogans before
1:20.3	Hereday on War College is Jason Fields, digital editor of Holocaust Museum, former opinion
1:26.1	editor at Reuters, my friend and co-creator of War College.
1:29.4	Jason, it's fantastic to have you back on the show.
1:32.4	You know, if you enjoy this half as much as I do, then I will enjoy it twice as much.
1:38.9	Excellent.
1:39.5	So my first question is one of the
1:44.4	the show again you know you had me at please yeah
1:49.4	thrilled beyond thrilled. Excellent.
1:52.9	So that listeners is one of the changes.
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