History Off the Page
Entertaining lectures on European history by college professor Dr. Jason Hansen (Furman University) that help explain how the modern world came to be. Covers culture and technology in addition to politics, with focus on France, Germany, England, Russia and more. Latest episodes help explain history of Israel and Palestine conflict and the Russia Ukraine war.
Podcasting since 2021 • 77 episodes
History Off the Page
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The Nazi Revolution II: Going Beyond the Law 1933-34 [1_43]
One of the hallmarks of a modern democracy is a belief in the importance of the rule of law. The state may be capable of using tremendous violence against its citizenry, but this power is curtailed by a series of rules and regulations that are ...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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1:23:59
A Short History of the Nazi Concentration Camps [Partial Patreon Preview]
There is perhaps no better symbol of Nazi barbarism than the concentration camp. It was here that victims not only lost their political rights (freedom of movement, right to due process, etc.), but where they were often stripped of their ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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31:37
The Nazi Revolution I: Eliminate the Oppostion (1933) [1_42]
On Jan. 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany. While this was certainly an important historical moment, it's worth noting that Hitler was not yet a dictator. He faced a number of legal and practical limitations on his power, an...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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1:35:45
Nazis 1932-1933: Winning the Ladder Game [1_41]
On January 30, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler as the country's new Chancellor, the third attempt in less than a year to create a stable German government. The result of course was dicta...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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1:21:01
Nazis 1930-32: the Collapse of Democracy [1_40]
In October 1929, the New York stock market crash ushered in the Great Depression. With their economy closely tied to the supply of cheap American capital, Germans felt the impact of the crash more acutely than most other nations. So...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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