B-Side: Reconstruction

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in Road to World War II, their episode about the death of European democracies, the global origins of WWII, and America’s reluctant journey to war. - Listen to the original episode here or view the full transcript here.- Purchase books through our affiliate program here.-View our teaching material on Teacher Pay Teachers.Support the showSupport the Showhttps://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in The Great Depression & Dust Bowl their episode about how American greed destroyed both the economy and the land. - Listen to the original episode here or view the full transcript here.- Purchase books through our affiliate program here.-View our teaching material on Teacher Pay Teachers.Support the showSupport the Showhttps://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in Culture in the 1920s--the episode about the tensions and contradictions at work in America during the so-called Roaring Twenties. - Listen to the original episode here or view the full transcript here.- Purchase books through our affiliate program here.-View our teaching material on Teacher Pay Teachers.Support the showSupport the Showhttps://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in American Beer--the episode about the Progressive Era and the decades-long fight to make alcohol illegal.- Listen to the original episode here or view the full transcript here.- Purchase books through our affiliate program here.-View our teaching material on Teacher Pay Teachers.Support the showSupport the Showhttps://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in American Empire--the episode about American imperialism at the turn of the century and the ideas which shaped the process.- Listen to the original episode here or view the full transcript here.- Purchase books through our affiliate program here.-View our teaching material on Teacher Pay Teachers. Support the showSupport the Showhttps://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in Class Violence in the Gilded Age--the episode about the Industrial Revolution and class warfare on the streets of America. Listen to the original episode here or view the full transcript here.- Purchase books through our affiliate program here.-View our teaching material on Teacher Pay Teachers. Support the showSupport the Showhttps://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix

Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in Music & Race in the Old West--the episode about racial oppression, resistance, and peace in the West, told through music.Listen to the original episode here or view the full transcript here.- Purchase books through our affiliate program here.-View our teaching material on Teacher Pay Teachers. - Support the showSupport the Showhttps://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix

Description:Lyndsay and Will discuss the content NOT included in Reconstruction--the episode about the struggle to put the national back together after the Civil War.-Listen to the original episode here or view the full transcript here.-Purchase books through our affiliate program here.-View our teaching material on Teacher Pay Teachers. Support the showSupport the Showhttps://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix

The shadow of the First World War hung over the world. The victors were exhausted and the vanquished wanted revenge. We discuss the death of European democracies, the global origins of WWII, and America’s reluctant journey to war. -Support the Showhttps://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix-Find the full transcript of this episode including citations at our website:https://www.americanhistoryremix.com/episodeguide/road-to-war-In this episode we cover….Introduction [0:00-02:41]World War I [02:41-07:04]US Returns to Isolationism [07:04-09:15]Italy & the Rise of Mussolini [09:15-11:19]The Philosophy of Fascism [11:19-13:30]Germany’s Defeat [13:30-15:29]The Nazi Party [15:29-18:00]The Weimar Republic [18:00-19:51]Failed Nazi Coup [19:51-21:49]Manchuria [21:49-26:40]Nazi Breakthrough [26:40-30:25]Ethiopia [30:25-31:55]American Neutrality [31:55-33:10]The Spanish Civil War & Neutrality [33:10-37:04]Japanese in China [37:04-39:45]German Rearmament & the Rhineland [39:45-41:35] Austria & Czechoslovakia [41:35-45:27]Nazi-Soviet Pact [45:27-46:59]American Response to War [46:59-48:24]Germany Takes Europe [48:24-51:39]Jewish Refugees [51:39-55:19]US Aid to Britain [55:19-57:33]Roosevelt & Third Term [57:33-59:54]Battle of Britain & Destroyer Deal [59:54-01:02:52]America Initiates Draft [01:02:52-01:04:19]Lend-Lease & Atlantic Charter [01:04:19-01:06:40]Germany Invades Soviet Union [01:06:40-01:09:30]Conflict in the Pacific [01:09:30-01:12:31]Roosevelt & Japan [01:12:31-01:15:01]Pearl Harbor [01:15:01-01:16:47]Conclusion [01:16:47-01:19:11]-To dive deeper into these topics (affiliate links):Jane Caplan, ed. Nazi Germany.https://tinyurl.com/Caplan-Nazi-GermanyJustus D. Doenecke and John Edward Wilz, From Isolation to War, 1931-1941.https://tinyurl.com/Doenecke-and-WilzTimothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin. https://tinyurl.com/Snyder-BloodlandsDavid M. Kennedy, Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945. https://tinyurl.com/Kennedy-Freedom-from-FearJohn Merriman, A History of Modern Europe: From the Renaissance to the Present.https://tinyurl.com/Merriman-A-History-Support the showSupport the Showhttps://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix

Episode DescriptionThe Great Depression sucked, the Dust Bowl made it even worse. We discuss how American greed destroyed both the economy and the land. Buckle up.-Support the Showhttps://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix-Find the full transcript of this episode including citations at our website:https://www.americanhistoryremix.com/episodeguide/depression-dust -In this episode we cover….Introduction [00:00-03:50]World War One & Wheat [03:50-07:06]1920s Economy [07:06-09:29]Overproduction of Wheat [09:29-11:09]Consumption & Progress [11:09-12:49]Economic Downturn [12:49-14:03]Market Crash [14:03-16:04]Causes of Depression [16:04-19:45]The Great Depression–General [19:45-20:57]Life During the Depression [20:57-25:34]Bonus Army [25:34-27:39]Legacy of the Depression [27:39-28:23]Dust Storms [28:23-33:40]Okies [33:40-35:47]Roosevelt Elected [35:47-37:29]The New Deal [37:29-41:19]Rural Reform [41:19-46:11]Evaluation of the New Deal [46:11-49:35]World War II [49:35-52:44]Dust Bowl Ends [52:44-54:51]Conclusion [54:51-56:40]-To dive deeper into these topics (affiliate links):James N. Gregory, American Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture in California. https://tinyurl.com/Gregory-American-ExodusDavid M. Kennedy, Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945. https://tinyurl.com/Kennedy-FreedomMaury Klein, Rainbow’s End: The Crash of 1929.https://tinyurl.com/Klein-Rainbows-EndDon Nardo, ed. The Great Depression.  https://tinyurl.com/Nardo-The-Great-DepressionEric Rauchway, The Great Depression and the New Deal: A Very Short Introduction. https://tinyurl.com/Rauchway-The-Great-DepressionDonald Worster, Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s.  https://tinyurl.com/Worster-Dust-Bowl-Support the showSupport the Showhttps://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix