How to Tank the Economy for War - Q4 1935

World War Two Season 9 Episode 12

Overview:
Nazi Germany in late 1935 was becoming more ruthless, more militarized, and more dangerous. In this episode, Spartacus Olsson reports from Berlin on the final months of 1935, when Hitler’s regime tightened its grip through food shortages, propaganda, rearmament, and the continued implementation of the Nuremberg Laws.

As ordinary Germans faced rising prices, scarce meat and butter, and mounting pressure to sacrifice for the Reich, the Nazi state pushed its “guns before butter” economy even further. We examine the “fat gap,” Winter Relief, Eintopfsonntag, and the growing burden placed on German families while resources were diverted to war preparation.

Genre : Documentary, War & Politics

Actors : Indy Neidell

Release Date : 2026-04-18

Duration : 17 menit

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How Legal Immunity Becomes Absolute Power - Q2 1933
2. How Legal Immunity Becomes Absolute Power - Q2 1933
How to Make the Economy Look Better Than It Is - Q3 1933
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How to Use a Tariff War to Disrupt the World - Q4 1933
4. How to Use a Tariff War to Disrupt the World - Q4 1933
How to Not Clean up the Swamp - Q1 1934
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How to Serve Retribution and Become Popular - Q2 1934
6. How to Serve Retribution and Become Popular - Q2 1934
How to Go From President to King - Death of Democracy 07 - Q3 1934
7. How to Go From President to King - Death of Democracy 07 - Q3 1934
How To Indoctrinate the Children - Q4 1934
8. How To Indoctrinate the Children - Q4 1934
How Radio Killed Democracy - Death of Democracy 09 - Q1 1935
9. How Radio Killed Democracy - Death of Democracy 09 - Q1 1935
How To Distract From the Economy - Q2 1935
10. How To Distract From the Economy - Q2 1935
How to Legalize Scapegoating - Q3 1935
11. How to Legalize Scapegoating - Q3 1935
How to Tank the Economy for War - Q4 1935
12. How to Tank the Economy for War - Q4 1935
How to Stage (and Win) an International Crisis - Q1 1936
13. How to Stage (and Win) an International Crisis - Q1 1936
How to Declare a Live Person Legally Dead - Q2 1936
14. How to Declare a Live Person Legally Dead - Q2 1936
How to Make Nazi Germany Look Normal - Q3 1936
15. How to Make Nazi Germany Look Normal - Q3 1936
How Hitler Indoctrinated a Generation - Q4 1936
16. How Hitler Indoctrinated a Generation - Q4 1936
How the Nazis Got Rich Preparing Germany for War - Q1 1937
17. How the Nazis Got Rich Preparing Germany for War - Q1 1937
How Hitler Tested His Next War in Spain - Q2 1937
18. How Hitler Tested His Next War in Spain - Q2 1937
How to Make Dissent Disappear - Q3 1937
19. How to Make Dissent Disappear - Q3 1937
How to Make War Inevitable - Q4 1937
20. How to Make War Inevitable - Q4 1937
How to Steal a Country Without a European War - Q1 1938
21. How to Steal a Country Without a European War - Q1 1938
How Hitler Targeted Czechoslovakia - Q2 1938
22. How Hitler Targeted Czechoslovakia - Q2 1938
How WW2 Really Started: Appeasement! - Q3 1938
23. How WW2 Really Started: Appeasement! - Q3 1938
How to Set a Militia Free on a Minority - Q4 1938
24. How to Set a Militia Free on a Minority - Q4 1938
How to Provoke a War - Q1 1939
25. How to Provoke a War - Q1 1939
How to Make Aggression Sound Like Defense - Q2 1939
26. How to Make Aggression Sound Like Defense - Q2 1939
How to Launch the Apocalypse - Q3 1939
27. How to Launch the Apocalypse - Q3 1939
How Not to Be A Nazi - Epilogue
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