World War 2 Facts to Fall Asleep To

Delve into the intricate history of World War 2, exploring its causes, major events, and profound impacts on the modern world. This episode encourages listeners to approach each chapter with an open mind as we unravel the events that shaped history. 0:00 Introduction01:16 Treaty of Versailles and its consequences5:39 The rise of fascism and Nazism8:31 The Great Depression and global instability10:34 Japanese expansion in Asia13:22 Italy’s imperial ambitions15:22 Spanish Civil War17:47 Japan’s invasion of China20:17 Germany’s remilitarization of the Rhineland21:52 Annexation of Austria24:05 Munich Agreement and the Sudetenland25:38 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact27:38 Invasion of Poland – official start of WWII29:51 Blitzkrieg and the fall of France32:11 Battle of Britain35:01 The Winter War38:09 North African Campaign begins39:53 U-Boat warfare and the Battle of the Atlantic41:01 Operation Barbarossa: Germany invades the Soviet Union43:39 Pearl Harbor and the U.S. enters the war45:49 Japanese offensives in the Pacific48:51 Battle of Midway51:18 Siege of Leningrad53:44 Battle of El Alamein56:14 Guadalcanal campaign58:58 Allied bombing campaigns in Europe01:01:59 Resistance movements and espionage01:04:34 Battle of Stalingrad01:07:14 Italian Campaign and fall of Mussolini01:09:55 D-Day: Operation Overlord01:12:46 Battle of the Philippine Sea01:15:21 Liberation of Paris01:17:47 Soviet advances in Eastern Europe01:19:56 Strategic bombing of Germany01:22:41 Battle of the Bulge01:25:14 Yalta Conference01:27:50 Allies invade Germany01:30:35 Fall of Berlin and Hitler’s suicide01:33:03 Germany surrenders – V-E Day01:36:02 Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki01:38:54 Japan surrenders – V-J Day01:41:48 Nuremberg Trials01:43:58 United Nations is formed01:45:57 Division of Germany and the Cold War begins01:48:49 Impact on civilians and the Holocaust01:52:07 Reconstruction and the Marshall Plan01:54:52 Cultural memory and World War II in film, literature, and education01:58:09 The Holocaust – overview and timeline02:02:05 Women in the war effort02:04:58 Technological advances (jets, rockets, codebreaking)02:08:17 The Manhattan Project02:11:33 Propaganda and psychological warfare02:15:26 Life under occupation02:18:35 War crimes and atrocities beyond the Holocaust (Unit 731, etc.)02:22:24 The cost of war – casualties, destruction, economics02:25:33 Outro 0:00: Introduction01:16: Treaty of Versailles and its consequences5:39: The rise of fascism and Nazism8:31: The Great Depression and global instability10:34: Japanese expansion in Asia13:22: Italy’s imperial ambitions15:22: Spanish Civil War17:47: Japan’s invasion of China20:17: Germany’s remilitarization of the Rhineland21:52: Annexation of Austria24:05: Munich Agreement and the Sudetenland25:38: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact27:38: Invasion of Poland – official start of WWII29:51: Blitzkrieg and the fall of France32:11: Battle of Britain35:01: The Winter War38:09: North African Campaign begins39:53: U-Boat warfare and the Battle of the Atlantic41:01: Operation Barbarossa: Germany invades the Soviet Union43:39: Pearl Harbor and the U.S. enters the war45:49: Japanese offensives in the Pacific48:51: Battle of Midway51:18: Siege of Leningrad53:44: Battle of El Alamein56:14: Guadalcanal campaign58:58: Allied bombing campaigns in Europe01:01:59: Resistance movements and espionage01:04:34: Battle of Stalingrad01:07:14: Italian Campaign and fall of Mussolini01:09:55: D-Day: Operation Overlord01:12:46: Battle of the Philippine Sea01:15:21: Liberation of Paris01:17:47: Soviet advances in Eastern Euro... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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