What World War I Was All About: History Week on The Megyn Kelly Show | Ep. 458

The Megyn Kelly Show

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🗓️ 21 December 2022

⏱️ 102 minutes

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It's History Week on The Megyn Kelly Show! Today, Megyn Kelly is joined by famed historian and author Sean McMeekin, as well as author and host of "Dedicated" Doug Brunt, to talk about the history of World War I, the layout of the region before the war broke out, what led to the beginning of the war, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the beginning of the Great War, the Russian Revolution, the involvement of the United States and President Woodrow Wilson, the United Nations and peace deals, and how the war impacted the world, and more.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Megan Kelly Show, your home for open, honest and provocative conversations.
0:07.0	Hey everyone, I'm Megan Kelly, welcome to the Megan Kelly Show.
0:15.4	History Week continues as we focus today on World War I, better known to some as the Great
0:21.5	War.
0:22.6	The war began in 1914 and brought in global powers from across the world with the central
0:27.6	powers facing off against the Allied powers, which eventually included the United States.
0:33.9	By the end of the war, over 20 million lives had been claimed, including more than 100,000
0:38.4	American troops.
0:40.1	The impact of the war changed the face of the world, and it's felt even today.
0:45.4	But the reasons behind the start of the war and even the rationale for continuing the fight
0:51.1	are nuanced.
0:52.7	Later we're going to be joined by Doug Brunt, he is my husband, he hosts the podcast dedicated
0:58.1	with Doug Brunt, which is about authors, but he's also a historian and he is neck deep
1:04.0	in a tone he is writing that is amazing on this exact period.
1:08.1	So he'll join us for a bit.
1:09.8	But first we start with the historian on this period, American author, professor of history
1:14.9	at Bard College, Sean McMegan.
1:17.6	Sean welcome to the show.
1:19.3	Thanks for having me on Megan.
1:20.6	It's really great to be here.
1:22.2	My husband, Doug, is a huge fan of yours.
1:25.4	He's read your books.
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