The extent to which Hitler coopted and controlled Germany’s industrialists has been a topic of fierce debate. The complicity of Krupp and IG Farben with the Nazis crimes has also been examined in depth by historians. This podcast begins to explore Hitler’s approach to German capitalism and the Nazis incorporation of industry into their own racial world view. Explaining History helps you understand the 20th Century through critical conversations and expert interviews. We connect the past to the p
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Explaining History Podcast
For more than a decade, the Explaining History Podcast has helped listeners around the world make sense of modern history. What began in 2012 as a simple experiment—short, accessible episodes explaining major historical events—has grown into a long-running library of carefully researched, thoughtful explorations of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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