History of the Second World War

Spanish politics would have a rough and rocky century before the First World War, and the uncertainty was only beginning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the Italians moved into Ethiopia there was little doubt in how the war would end, unless another European power became involved. Sources:* Great Britain and the Abyssinian Crisis, 1935-1936 by Louis John Smith* Black Nationalism and the Italo-Ethiopian Conflict 1934-1936 by William r. Scott* 'No More Hoares to Pairs': British Foreign policymaking and the Abyssinian Crisis, 1935 by Andrew Holt* Canada, Sanctions, and the Abyssinian Crisis of 1935 by Brock Millman* Between Rome and London: Pius XI, the Catholic Church, and the Abyssinian Crisis of 1935-1936 by Peter C. Kent* The Catholic Missions, British West African Nationalists, and the Italian Invasion of Ethiopia, 1935-36 by S.K.B. Asante* The Effect of Italy's Expansionist Policies on Anglo-Egyptian Relations in 1935 by L. Morsy* The Ethiopian Intelligentsia and the Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935-1941 by Bahru Zewde* Imperial Links: The Italian-Ethiopian War and Japanese New Order Thinking, 1935-36 by Reto Hofmann* Imperial Defense in the Mediterranean on the Eve of the Ethiopian Crisis (July-October 1935) by Rosario Quartararo* The Japanese and the Italo-Ethiopian Crisis, 1935-36 by S.O. Agbi* The League's Handling of the Italo-Abyssinian Dispute by Alfred Zimmern* The Machinery of British Policy in the Ethiopian Crisis by Gaines Post Jr. * The Test of Aggression in the Italo-Ethiopian War by Quincy Wright* The Hoare-Laval Plan: A Study in International Politics by Henderson B. Braddick* The Royal Navy and the Ethiopian Crisis of 1935-36 by Arthur Marder* The World Crisis of 1936 by Marquess of Lothian* British West Indian Reaction to the Italian-Ethiopian War: An Episode in Pan-Africanism by Robert G. Weisbord* British Policy in East Africa, March 1891-May 1935 by James C. Robertson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A memorial stands near Prussia Cove in Southwest England, a small reminder of a ship that had served its purpose, defending a worldwide empire for 30 years and during some of its darkest days. It reads "HMS Warspite 1915 - 1945 Ran aground and broken up on these rocks 1947, her final haven. Known to all who served aboard her as The Grand Old Lady. May she with many gallant shipmates rest in peace."During this long episode we will discuss the entire life of the ship, from the design of the Queen Elizabeth class battleships that would be launched in 1915, through the First World War and Jutland, the great unknown of the interwar years, the refits of the 1920s and 1930s, into war once again in 1939, and then finally to Warspite's final campaigns in 1945 as an old, battered, and broken ship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In October 1935 Italian forces would invade Ethiopia ending months of negotiations and discussions that attempted to find a peaceful end to tensions that had been growing for over a year.Sources:* Great Britain and the Abyssinian Crisis, 1935-1936 by Louis John Smith* Black Nationalism and the Italo-Ethiopian Conflict 1934-1936 by William r. Scott* 'No More Hoares to Pairs': British Foreign policymaking and the Abyssinian Crisis, 1935 by Andrew Holt* Canada, Sanctions, and the Abyssinian Crisis of 1935 by Brock Millman* Between Rome and London: Pius XI, the Catholic Church, and the Abyssinian Crisis of 1935-1936 by Peter C. Kent* The Catholic Missions, British West African Nationalists, and the Italian Invasion of Ethiopia, 1935-36 by S.K.B. Asante* The Effect of Italy's Expansionist Policies on Anglo-Egyptian Relations in 1935 by L. Morsy* The Ethiopian Intelligentsia and the Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935-1941 by Bahru Zewde* Imperial Links: The Italian-Ethiopian War and Japanese New Order Thinking, 1935-36 by Reto Hofmann* Imperial Defense in the Mediterranean on the Eve of the Ethiopian Crisis (July-October 1935) by Rosario Quartararo* The Japanese and the Italo-Ethiopian Crisis, 1935-36 by S.O. Agbi* The League's Handling of the Italo-Abyssinian Dispute by Alfred Zimmern* The Machinery of British Policy in the Ethiopian Crisis by Gaines Post Jr. * The Test of Aggression in the Italo-Ethiopian War by Quincy Wright* The Hoare-Laval Plan: A Study in International Politics by Henderson B. Braddick* The Royal Navy and the Ethiopian Crisis of 1935-36 by Arthur Marder* The World Crisis of 1936 by Marquess of Lothian* British West Indian Reaction to the Italian-Ethiopian War: An Episode in Pan-Africanism by Robert G. Weisbord* British Policy in East Africa, March 1891-May 1935 by James C. Robertson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In early 1936 German troops would move into the Rhineland, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nazi leaders were planning for a war, but to fight a war they needed an army, equipment, and an economy that could support both. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is a bit of a grab bag of topics. The Nazi government would put in place the Nuremberg Laws to further their discrimination against Jews, while also being unable to define who actually should be discriminated against. In early 1935 a small part of Germany would decide whether to join with France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nazi leaders had goals, and those goals required changes to be made. The people, the church, and the children would be only some of the areas effected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After attaining power changes would be made to German society, but before those changes could be made control had to be guaranteed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nazi government would come to power at the height of the worst unemployment crisis in Germany since the First World War. It was a problem that had to be addressed, and they would do so in many different ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices