The Weird History Podcast

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125 Italian Fascism Part Fourteen, The Fall of Fascism

Posted May 3, 2017 • 00:25:03

After the Kingdom of Italy surrendered to the Allies in 1943, Mussolini was a prisoner. But, during a German invasion of Northern Italy, he was sprung...

124 Italian Fascism Part Thirteen, Italy in WWII

Posted April 24, 2017 • 00:18:43

Italy did not perform well in WWII. The Italian economy was not able to support an effective industrial war machine, and Italy saw defeat in Greece,...

75 Redux, About Mussolini and Those Trains…

Posted April 17, 2017 • 00:15:06

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123 Italian Fascism Part Twelve, Eve of Destruction

Posted April 10, 2017 • 00:20:03

Italy was not well-positioned going into World War II. The Italian economy was still largely agricultural, and its industrial output was small compared...

122 Italian Fascism Part Eleven, Race and Racism in Mussolini’s Italy

Posted April 3, 2017 • 00:23:16

Italy’s alliance with Nazi Germany certainly influenced the adoption of racist and anti-Semitic policies by Mussolini’s government. In a 1938 document...