History of the Second World War

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

While not a priority for the new Nazi government, the German economy would have to be considered if it wanted to accomplish its goals.Sources: The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. EvansGermany and the Second World War Volume 1: The Build-Up of German Aggression by Wilhelm Deist, Manfred Messerschmidt, Hans-Erich Volkmann, and Wolfram WetteHitler: A Biography by Ian KershawThe Third Reich by Thomas ChildersThe Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam ToozeThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William ShirerFrance and the Remilitarization of the Rhineland, 1936 by Stephen A. SchukerThe First Capitulation: France and the Rhineland Crisis of 1936 by R.A.C. Parker (1956)France, Germany, and the Saar by A.J.P. Taylor (1952)The Franco-Polish Alliance and the Remilitarization of the Rhineland by George SakwaFrench Intelligence and Hitler's Rise to Power by Peter JacksonGreat Britain and the Saar Plebiscite of 13 January 1935 by C.J. HillHitler, Intelligence and the Decision to Remilitarize the Rhine by Zach ShoreHitler's Thirty Days to Power: January 1933 by Henry Ashby Turner Jr.Prologue to Peacekeeping: Ireland and the Saar, 1934-35 by Michael KennedyFantasy and Reality in Nazi Work-Creation Programs, 1933-1936 by Dan P. SilvermanFranz von Papen, the German Center Party, and the Failure of Catholic Conservatism in the Weimar Republic by Larry Eugene JonesCauses and Consequences of the Plebiscite in the Saar by E.W (1955)The Purge of the SA Reconsidered: "An Old Putschist Trick"? by Eleanor HancockThe Remilitarization of the Rhineland and its Impact on the French-Polish Alliance by Roman D. Bicki (1969)Rohm and Hitler: The Continuity of Political-Military Discord by David JablonskyThe German Roman Catholic Hierarchy and the Saar Plebiscite of 1935 by Guenter Lewy (1964)Saar Coal After Two World Wars by O.R. ReischerSchacht's Regulation of Money and the Capital Markets by Arthur Schweitzer (1948)The Myth of Chancellor Von Schleicher's Querfront Strategy by Henry Ashby Turner Jr.The Struggle for Control of the German Economy by Amos E. SimpsonThe Nazi State and German Society: A Brief History with Documents by Robert G. MoellerFranz von Papen, Catholic Conservatives, and the Establishment of the Third Reich, 1933-1934 by Larry Eugene JonesFranz von Papen, the German Center Party, and the Failure of Catholic Conservatism in the Weimar Republic by Larry Eugene JonesBritish Establishment Perspectives on France, 1936-1940 by Michael Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After asserting power in the political realm, it was time for the Nazi party to deal with the demon that it had created, the SA. Sources: The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. EvansGermany and the Second World War Volume 1: The Build-Up of German Aggression by Wilhelm Deist, Manfred Messerschmidt, Hans-Erich Volkmann, and Wolfram WetteHitler: A Biography by Ian KershawThe Third Reich by Thomas ChildersThe Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam ToozeThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William ShirerFrance and the Remilitarization of the Rhineland, 1936 by Stephen A. SchukerThe First Capitulation: France and the Rhineland Crisis of 1936 by R.A.C. Parker (1956)France, Germany, and the Saar by A.J.P. Taylor (1952)The Franco-Polish Alliance and the Remilitarization of the Rhineland by George SakwaFrench Intelligence and Hitler's Rise to Power by Peter JacksonGreat Britain and the Saar Plebiscite of 13 January 1935 by C.J. HillHitler, Intelligence and the Decision to Remilitarize the Rhine by Zach ShoreHitler's Thirty Days to Power: January 1933 by Henry Ashby Turner Jr.Prologue to Peacekeeping: Ireland and the Saar, 1934-35 by Michael KennedyFantasy and Reality in Nazi Work-Creation Programs, 1933-1936 by Dan P. SilvermanFranz von Papen, the German Center Party, and the Failure of Catholic Conservatism in the Weimar Republic by Larry Eugene JonesCauses and Consequences of the Plebiscite in the Saar by E.W (1955)The Purge of the SA Reconsidered: "An Old Putschist Trick"? by Eleanor HancockThe Remilitarization of the Rhineland and its Impact on the French-Polish Alliance by Roman D. Bicki (1969)Rohm and Hitler: The Continuity of Political-Military Discord by David JablonskyThe German Roman Catholic Hierarchy and the Saar Plebiscite of 1935 by Guenter Lewy (1964)Saar Coal After Two World Wars by O.R. ReischerSchacht's Regulation of Money and the Capital Markets by Arthur Schweitzer (1948)The Myth of Chancellor Von Schleicher's Querfront Strategy by Henry Ashby Turner Jr.The Struggle for Control of the German Economy by Amos E. SimpsonThe Nazi State and German Society: A Brief History with Documents by Robert G. MoellerFranz von Papen, Catholic Conservatives, and the Establishment of the Third Reich, 1933-1934 by Larry Eugene JonesFranz von Papen, the German Center Party, and the Failure of Catholic Conservatism in the Weimar Republic by Larry Eugene JonesBritish Establishment Perspectives on France, 1936-1940 by Michael Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout the Spring and Summer of 1933 the new Nazi regime would start to make changes, some big, some small, some just a small part of larger plans. WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail: historyofthesecondworldwar@outlook.comSourcesThe Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. EvansGermany and the Second World War Volume 1: The Build-Up of German Aggression by Wilhelm Deist, Manfred Messerschmidt, Hans-Erich Volkmann, and Wolfram WetteHitler: A Biography by Ian KershawThe Third Reich by Thomas ChildersThe Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam ToozeThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William ShirerFrance and the Remilitarization of the Rhineland, 1936 by Stephen A. SchukerThe First Capitulation: France and the Rhineland Crisis of 1936 by R.A.C. Parker (1956)France, Germany, and the Saar by A.J.P. Taylor (1952)The Franco-Polish Alliance and the Remilitarization of the Rhineland by George SakwaFrench Intelligence and Hitler's Rise to Power by Peter JacksonGreat Britain and the Saar Plebiscite of 13 January 1935 by C.J. HillHitler, Intelligence and the Decision to Remilitarize the Rhine by Zach ShoreHitler's Thirty Days to Power: January 1933 by Henry Ashby Turner Jr.Prologue to Peacekeeping: Ireland and the Saar, 1934-35 by Michael KennedyFantasy and Reality in Nazi Work-Creation Programs, 1933-1936 by Dan P. SilvermanFranz von Papen, the German Center Party, and the Failure of Catholic Conservatism in the Weimar Republic by Larry Eugene JonesCauses and Consequences of the Plebiscite in the Saar by E.W (1955)The Purge of the SA Reconsidered: "An Old Putschist Trick"? by Eleanor HancockThe Remilitarization of the Rhineland and its Impact on the French-Polish Alliance by Roman D. Bicki (1969)Rohm and Hitler: The Continuity of Political-Military Discord by David JablonskyThe German Roman Catholic Hierarchy and the Saar Plebiscite of 1935 by Guenter Lewy (1964)Saar Coal After Two World Wars by O.R. ReischerSchacht's Regulation of Money and the Capital Markets by Arthur Schweitzer (1948)The Myth of Chancellor Von Schleicher's Querfront Strategy by Henry Ashby Turner Jr.The Struggle for Control of the German Economy by Amos E. SimpsonThe Nazi State and German Society: A Brief History with Documents by Robert G. MoellerFranz von Papen, Catholic Conservatives, and the Establishment of the Third Reich, 1933-1934 by Larry Eugene JonesFranz von Papen, the German Center Party, and the Failure of Catholic Conservatism in the Weimar Republic by Larry Eugene JonesBritish Establishment Perspectives on France, 1936-1940 by Michael Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the aftermath of the Reichstag Fire, the scheduled election would be held in Germany. The results were surprising, but it did not prevent the Nazi leaders from moving forward with the next part of their plan, the Enabling Act. WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail: historyofthesecondworldwar@outlook.comSourcesThe Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. EvansGermany and the Second World War Volume 1: The Build-Up of German Aggression by Wilhelm Deist, Manfred Messerschmidt, Hans-Erich Volkmann, and Wolfram WetteHitler: A Biography by Ian KershawThe Third Reich by Thomas ChildersThe Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam ToozeThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William ShirerFrance and the Remilitarization of the Rhineland, 1936 by Stephen A. SchukerThe First Capitulation: France and the Rhineland Crisis of 1936 by R.A.C. Parker (1956)France, Germany, and the Saar by A.J.P. Taylor (1952)The Franco-Polish Alliance and the Remilitarization of the Rhineland by George SakwaFrench Intelligence and Hitler's Rise to Power by Peter JacksonGreat Britain and the Saar Plebiscite of 13 January 1935 by C.J. HillHitler, Intelligence and the Decision to Remilitarize the Rhine by Zach ShoreHitler's Thirty Days to Power: January 1933 by Henry Ashby Turner Jr.Prologue to Peacekeeping: Ireland and the Saar, 1934-35 by Michael KennedyFantasy and Reality in Nazi Work-Creation Programs, 1933-1936 by Dan P. SilvermanFranz von Papen, the German Center Party, and the Failure of Catholic Conservatism in the Weimar Republic by Larry Eugene JonesCauses and Consequences of the Plebiscite in the Saar by E.W (1955)The Purge of the SA Reconsidered: "An Old Putschist Trick"? by Eleanor HancockThe Remilitarization of the Rhineland and its Impact on the French-Polish Alliance by Roman D. Bicki (1969)Rohm and Hitler: The Continuity of Political-Military Discord by David JablonskyThe German Roman Catholic Hierarchy and the Saar Plebiscite of 1935 by Guenter Lewy (1964)Saar Coal After Two World Wars by O.R. ReischerSchacht's Regulation of Money and the Capital Markets by Arthur Schweitzer (1948)The Myth of Chancellor Von Schleicher's Querfront Strategy by Henry Ashby Turner Jr.The Struggle for Control of the German Economy by Amos E. SimpsonThe Nazi State and German Society: A Brief History with Documents by Robert G. MoellerFranz von Papen, Catholic Conservatives, and the Establishment of the Third Reich, 1933-1934 by Larry Eugene JonesFranz von Papen, the German Center Party, and the Failure of Catholic Conservatism in the Weimar Republic by Larry Eugene JonesBritish Establishment Perspectives on France, 1936-1940 by Michael Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just a month after the Nazi led government was created, an event with lasting ramifications would occur.WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail: historyofthesecondworldwar@outlook.comSourcesThe Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. EvansGermany and the Second World War Volume 1: The Build-Up of German Aggression by Wilhelm Deist, Manfred Messerschmidt, Hans-Erich Volkmann, and Wolfram WetteHitler: A Biography by Ian KershawThe Third Reich by Thomas ChildersThe Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam ToozeThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William ShirerFrance and the Remilitarization of the Rhineland, 1936 by Stephen A. SchukerThe First Capitulation: France and the Rhineland Crisis of 1936 by R.A.C. Parker (1956)France, Germany, and the Saar by A.J.P. Taylor (1952)The Franco-Polish Alliance and the Remilitarization of the Rhineland by George SakwaFrench Intelligence and Hitler's Rise to Power by Peter JacksonGreat Britain and the Saar Plebiscite of 13 January 1935 by C.J. HillHitler, Intelligence and the Decision to Remilitarize the Rhine by Zach ShoreHitler's Thirty Days to Power: January 1933 by Henry Ashby Turner Jr.Prologue to Peacekeeping: Ireland and the Saar, 1934-35 by Michael KennedyFantasy and Reality in Nazi Work-Creation Programs, 1933-1936 by Dan P. SilvermanFranz von Papen, the German Center Party, and the Failure of Catholic Conservatism in the Weimar Republic by Larry Eugene JonesCauses and Consequences of the Plebiscite in the Saar by E.W (1955)The Purge of the SA Reconsidered: "An Old Putschist Trick"? by Eleanor HancockThe Remilitarization of the Rhineland and its Impact on the French-Polish Alliance by Roman D. Bicki (1969)Rohm and Hitler: The Continuity of Political-Military Discord by David JablonskyThe German Roman Catholic Hierarchy and the Saar Plebiscite of 1935 by Guenter Lewy (1964)Saar Coal After Two World Wars by O.R. ReischerSchacht's Regulation of Money and the Capital Markets by Arthur Schweitzer (1948)The Myth of Chancellor Von Schleicher's Querfront Strategy by Henry Ashby Turner Jr.The Struggle for Control of the German Economy by Amos E. SimpsonThe Nazi State and German Society: A Brief History with Documents by Robert G. MoellerFranz von Papen, Catholic Conservatives, and the Establishment of the Third Reich, 1933-1934 by Larry Eugene JonesFranz von Papen, the German Center Party, and the Failure of Catholic Conservatism in the Weimar Republic by Larry Eugene JonesBritish Establishment Perspectives on France, 1936-1940 by Michael Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices