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  • Interwar 19 Germany pt2: The Uprising of 1919
    2026/09/19
    From the SPD perspective, with the Kaiser gone, the German Revolution was complete in 1918. But to the Spartacists, there was still a real revolution to be won – worker’s government and socialism. The agonizing decisions leading up to the Uprising of 1919, concluding with the assassinations of revolutionary leaders Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemberg.
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    1 時間 9 分
  • Interwar 18 Germany pt1: The German Revolution of November 1918
    2026/09/12
    The Kaiser abdicates. The Social Democratic Party arrives to power. Karl Liebknecht stands on a balcony and tells the workers: “The rule of capitalism, which turned Europe into a cemetery, is henceforward broken.” But this is just part 1 of 4.
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    53 分
  • Interwar 16: The US Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934
    2026/07/28
    The sordid and criminal US occupation of Haiti 1915-1934 with resistance heroes like Charlemagne Peralte, occupiers like Smedley Butler, a young FDR who hoped he’d be remembered as a “Haiti man”… US racial obsessions and atrocities. And Haiti’s anomalous and scrupulous payment of the debts imposed on it, making it a paradise of American financial … Continue reading "Interwar 16: The US Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934"
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    2 時間 24 分
  • Interwar 17: USA the wrap-up
    2026/08/31
    A departure from our normal historical narration: Dave reacts to contemporary USA headlines and politics with a view to American Interwar history. A short review of the whole history of the USA, to wrap up our series on the Interwar US… before we return to form to cover Interwar Germany.
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    2 時間 27 分
  • Interwar 15: Gunboat Diplomacy: Interwar USA in Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Costa Rica
    2026/06/18
    A roundup of Interwar US imperialism in four Central American countries
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    1 時間 4 分
  • Interwar 14: Sandino battles the Americans for Nicaragua, 1927-1933
    2026/06/02
    We go way back, at first, to the rise and fall of the filibustering William Walker, who wanted to be king of Nicaragua. You’ll meet Smedley Butler as well, but this episode on Interwar Nicaragua focuses on the rebel leader who dared to fight the American occupation, Augusto Sandino, who fought from 1927-1933 and has … Continue reading "Interwar 14: Sandino battles the Americans for Nicaragua, 1927-1933"
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    1 時間 15 分
  • Interwar 13: America invades the Dominican Republic, 1916-1924
    2026/05/24
    In the Interwar years America invaded many Central American and Caribbean countries. The major ones included Haiti, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. We start with the DR, 1916-1924, who nonetheless managed to get the Americans to withdraw.
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    58 分
  • Interwar 11: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
    2026/05/14
    Back when we covered the US Civil War, we talked about how the US ultimately un-did the Reconstruction. But undoing the Reconstruction went on and on, and the Tulsa Race Massacre (formerly known as the Tulsa Race Riot) was a major moment of the destruction of a prosperous Black community. The history, the aftermath, the … Continue reading "Interwar 11: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921"
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    1 時間 46 分