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This is the podcast that started with me wanting to learn more about things that interest me; crazy and important things that happened In the 20th century; things that don’t always get the attention to detail that they deserve. I dig into the story behind what happened, and offer an abridged version of the history and events that became the story. As each series develops and I think about what to cover in the future, I have come to realize that I want to find out what can be learnt from the last 100+ years. Each event has lessons for us today, if we want to learn them.

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Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge 48:16

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Its effect was little in the rest of the world. Vietnam was the larger story at the time, and the horror of the Cambodian Killing Fields a sidenote in coverage.

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Korean War; the war and its legacy 35:43

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This is part 2 of the two part series on the Korean War. Thanks for listening.

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The Korean War; the background 37:01

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If you have listened before, you know how this goes. This episode looks at the history of the Korean peninsula and what happened leading up to the Korean War in 1950.

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Civil War in Greece 54:42

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We're following the trajectory of the Cold War; after the end of the very hot World War II, the beginning of the Cold War was playing out in countries and regions around the world, seemingly all at the same time. As usual, I found that I knew very little about happened in Greece during the late 1940s. Thanks for listening.…

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The Cold War begins 43:42

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This is episode 2 talking about post-war Europe and the early days of the Cold War in Germany and specifically Berlin. Listen to the first episode for greater context and come back for more!

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The Cold War; post war recovery 39:49

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The Cold War - a long, drawn out conflict between competing ideologies and world views. We start to look at the years immediately following VE -Victory Europe. There are iconic images of sailors celebrating in New York, and soldiers kissing girls in the streets of London; but for much of Europe, it would take years to get to a point of celebration. Let's look at why... This is the first episode in this season and I will be continuing with this theme and how it played out in different theatres around the world. Thanks for listening! 20thcenturyfacts@gmail.com…

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Nazi SS; war to the end 57:30

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This episode has some disturbing descriptions. I began researching for this podcast about 2 1/2 years ago. I could not have imagined in 2021 that we would have witnessed the recent attack on Israel now. This episode seems like it might be poorly timed, but I think it is more important than ever to be aware of what the SS did to jewish people in Europe in World War II.…

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The Nazi SS; eugenics 49:06

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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." If you have not listened to part 1 of this series, I recommend doing that first. The purpose of the series is to understand the police state that Nazi Germany became and to see the difference between the SS, the SA, the SD, the Ordnungs Polizei and the Gestapo, if there is a distinction. But it is not possible to view the perpetrators without eventually considering what they were responsible for. Eugenics is part of the puzzle that led to the murder of millions and leads directly to the deaths in the Holocaust as well as the deaths of millions of Soviet civilians. Thanks for listening! Email me at 20thcenturyfacts@gmail.com…

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The Nazi SS; origins 47:39

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We all know about World War 2, and the Holocaust. We have watched movies and have a picture of what happened. But in this episode, I wanted to explore the evolution of what happened, the logistics of who the Schutzstaffel men were. And to examine the differences between the SS, the SD, the Gestapo, etc. This episode sets up for the beginning of the war, which will be the continuation in episode 2. Thanks for listening.…

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The Partition of India - Pakistan; The Divide 1:11:03

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Here it is! The finale - the culmination of the other three episodes where we have worked toward an understanding of where political forces stood in the mid-20th century. I start this episode after the 1936-7 elections in India under the Raj and end it 10 years later with Indian and Pakistan Independence. That decade packs a wallop for stuff happening. Primary characters in this episode are Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Mahatma Ghandi, Jawarhalal Nehru, Lord Louis Mountbatten, Sardar Patel if you want to look any of them up. Thanks for listening - drop me a line at 20thcenturyfacts@gmail.com. Greg…

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The British Raj in India 55:05

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After the Mutiny of 1857 by military personnel in the employ of the East India Company, the British Crown took over rule in India. It would last until Indian independence 90 years later. It was a long, rocky road to independence - have a listen to find out about what happened in the intervening years. One more episode to go after this one! Thanks for listening - send me an email at 20thcenturyfacts@gmail.com.…

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extra The rise of the East India company and the decline of the Mughal empire. 52:23

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Episode 1 of the India-Pakistan partition was a quick introduction to centuries of Indian history, but I could not ignore all the details of just the 18th century. There was so much happening! Afghan invasions, Sikh reprisal on the Mughals, south India allegiances, multiple Mughal emperors, defiance against British expansionism, and all of that probably in the same year! I know that this episode is an indulgence on my part, but I think it will prompt you to learn more about India. Episode 3 will definitely move ahead from the Mutiny of 1857, which is where the first part ended. Thanks for listening. Email me at 20thcenturyfacts@gmail.com to let me know what you think.…

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Partition of India - Pakistan: Part 1; An introduction to the history of India 55:15

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You have to listen to this! In 1947, Britain effectively abandoned its responsibility to India after a few hundred years of pillaging the wealth from the Asian subcontinent. We'll get to that... But part of trying to understand the events of 1947, is laying a foundation of what had happened in India and surrounding areas in the previous centuries. This episode is an introduction to the rich history of India, albeit much abridged, but enough to help understand what happened later. Learn a little bit about the empires that came before the British, the Mughals, the Marathas. There will be more coverage in the next episode in this series. If you know as little as I did when I began, this will be eye opening and may alter any impressions that you had of India before listening. You can always let me know what you think at 20thcenturyfacts@gmail.com. Thanks for listening. Greg…

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The Spanish Civil War part II 55:25

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In Episode 1 , I discussed the different players contributing to the rising tensions in the Spanish Republic in the years leading up to 1936. They were the same tensions that were growing across Europe during the years of the Great Depression and all of the instability that had come as a result of the poor economy, failing empires as well as growing communist and fascist movements. Listen now to how the military coup turned into a civil war and how Franco remained the ruler of Spain until the 1970s.…

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The Spanish Civil War part I 53:31

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