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Hardcore History #55 · May 5, 2015 · 240m

Blueprint for Armageddon VI

Hardcore History

The final episode covers the end of WWI, the armistice, and its aftermath. Carlin traces how the war's resolution planted the seeds for WWII, the Russian Revolution, and the modern Middle East.

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Carlin recounts soldiers who found purpose not in the war's 'cause' but in responsibility to their comrades — the men beside them became the reason to endure.

Highlights

How a crisis ends determines the next crisis
The Treaty of Versailles didn't end WWI — it transformed it. The punitive terms created the conditions for Hitler, WWII, and the redrawing of the Middle East.
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