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A chronicle of the history of the twentieth century, including art, music, popular culture, science, religion, and, of course, politics and war.
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- 1 weeks ago48 min
452 The Double V
The Second World War offered African Americans new opportunities and new political clout.
- 2 weeks ago44 min
451 Wonder Weapon
The United States had its Manhattan Project. Germany had its rockets.
- 3 weeks ago41 min
450 The Gadget
By 1944, the United States had developed the facilities to produce U-235 and plutonium in sufficient quantities. The last problem was how to design and build a bomb that would detonate an atomic explosion when you wanted it, but not before.
- Jun 21, 202645 min
449 All For the Front
The war made life in the Soviet Union very difficult. Even by Soviet standards, the government took an unprecedented degree of control over the allocation of labor and of food. Despite food shortages, there was no mass opposition as there had been in 1917.
- Jun 14, 202641 min
448 Keep Calm and Carry On
The British had to deal with many more shortages of food and fuel and consumer goods than did Americans. And they had to worry about the Luftwaffe.
- Jun 7, 202639 min
447 Don't You Know There's a War On?
The war put Americans in the unfamiliar position of enduring limits on what they could buy or eat, even how much they could drive their cars.
- May 24, 202648 min
446 Is Paris Burning?
The Allies invade southern France, close the Falaise pocket, and the German line collapses. Soon the Allies are advancing on Paris.
- May 17, 202642 min
445 Breakout and Pursuit
When Patton's Third Army broke through the front line, the Germans had a serious problem.
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