Hank’s History Hour

Sep 22 2009

Chapter 30: Post WWII Era and the Cold War

Published by podfeet at 8:55 pm under Uncategorized

After WWII, Western Europe was in ruins. The nations of this devastated continent had crumbling economies, turbulent political reshuffling, and changing national identities. However, through a new series of alliances (and a little help from the US), these countries bounced back from the brink and became the nations we recognize today.

We will also talk about that charming period of American and Soviet militarization known as the Cold War. We will discuss how Bob Dylan, the Beatles, and popular culture helped create a passionate (in the “let’s riot” kind of way) youth movement. And finally, we will talk about the most badass of French badasses: Charles De Gaulle.

In this episode I am also joined by Kyle Sheridan, a good friend of mine. Kyle is a gentleman and a scholar and kindly offered to assist me on this, the second to the last Podcast in Hank’s History Hour. I hope you enjoy it, and good luck on your tests!

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8 responses so far

8 Responses to “Chapter 30: Post WWII Era and the Cold War”

# Richardon 23 Sep 2009 at 3:35 pm

Glad to see these back and I hope you continue doing these Hank- they’re excellent. Once you get to the end of the curriculum, how about extending the podcast, talking about any historical subject you choose in every episode?

I’m not studying for AP Euro by the way, I’m a 37 year old history fan from the UK!
# Fred Zelderson 27 Sep 2009 at 2:01 am

Hey Hank,

Just discovered your Podcast. Listening right now…

I discovered the rss 2.0 feed [ http://hankshistoryhour.com/feed/ ] is ‘damaged’
# podfeeton 27 Sep 2009 at 7:26 am

thanks for pointing that out Fried, not exactly sure what’s wrong, but the atom feed works, and there’s an xml button at the top the page that works too. That hankshistoryhour.com/feed thing is auto-generated so I’m not quite sure how it would get broken but I’ll look into it.

thanks,

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# Ingemaron 22 Jan 2010 at 7:35 am

hank, this is a huge bust.
# Annaon 06 Apr 2010 at 8:17 am

thank you so much, hank!
i always listen to your podcasts right before my ap euro class begins a chapter and right before i take the test. they help to prepare me with more interesting points to include in discussion and frqs than the bland, dry, solid facts supplied by my teacher and textbook. i don’t completely rely on your podcasts, of course, but they help me gain a more complete understanding.

i love de gaulle

so, i guess you guys are in a dark cell being beat up by putin since we are left sans second podcast…

well, have a lovely life,
anna
# xxhgon 02 May 2010 at 4:43 pm

what ever happened to chapter 31?
# Sophiaon 03 May 2010 at 2:04 pm

I can’t tell you how much your podcasts have saved my life, Hank. I wish you and Kyle the best, and I sincerely hope Putin’s not kicking the crap out of you as we speak. Lol.

If he’s not, then where in the world is that other podcast?! Don’t give up now, man! We need that last one!

-Sophia
# stephanieon 05 May 2010 at 5:45 pm

hey i agree!! with sophia!!! ap exams are the day beofre tomoro! im freaking out! but anyways thanks sooooooo much for you current podcasts,, they’ve really helped. and i may be pushing it with this, but can you also put up the age of nationalism to complete the whole ap european history?