'Impossible Peace' tells the story of the 20 years that separated World War I from World War II - a period where people believed peace could last. Leaders like Oswald Mosley in Britain embraced fascism, drawing inspiration from Mussolini. Hitler's rise in Germany reflected similar nationalist sentiments, while propaganda and party control helped consolidate authoritarian rule and set the stage for militarization. Looking back at it a century later, what lessons can we take for the future?
00:00 I'm Alright 1932 - 1933
In the 20's there seemed to be some good candidates for leadership in Europe. But where were these people when the great depression hits, effecting the lives of people around the world?
50:00 History Stopped 1936 - 1938
By the mid thirties, Adolf Hitler's ambitions seemed clear to all. If the great powers had acted earlier, would their intervention have prevented WW2?
01:40:00 Peace For Our Time 1938 - 1939
For some, appeasement was the only way "repeating the disaster of WW1 had to be avoided at all costs". But with Adolf Hitler at the other end of the negotiating table, this was a strategy doomed to failure.
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