Benjamin Hett is a historian, author, and college professor specializing in World War 1 and 2. I don't know anything about WW2, so today he came on to explain the whole conflict to me. He revealed what happened to Hitlers body, how nuclear war happened, and the future of global conflicts. WELCOME TO CAMP!00:00 Intro01:21 Biggest misconceptions about WW204:16 Why Soviets were responsible for winning the war07:00 Soviet incompetence, Siege of Leningrad + Holodomor11:30 Americans’ fondness for WW2 because it didn’t impact domestically14:20 US economy - from the Depression to being 50% of world’s GDP19:09 Why does World War 2 start?24:45 Rise of Fascism + difficulty defining “fascism”35:06 Imperialism birthing modern-day racism42:22 What is an Aryan?45:32 Germany post-WW1 + extreme hyperinflation50:19 Fascist regimes enacting expansionism + ramping it up in 1930s1:02:15 The Munich Conference + Camps existed in the 30s1:08:28 Germany invading Czechia + Poland was the redline1:14:14 What was Soviet Russia’s position? Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact1:19:26 Poland’s invaded + “Speak for England” + shadow of WW11:27:01 UK & France waiting for German collapse + German economy reorientation1:33:50 1940 - The rise of Winston Churchill + France’s collapse1:48:08 Churchill needs the US for victory1:53:27 Antisemitism turning into the Holocaust1:58:04 Why did Pearl Harbor happen? Japan + German alliance2:08:37 Invading the Soviet Union + German realising the inevitable2:13:37 Why would Soviets blockade Japan?2:16:10 Italy’s “effort” + African front2:18:54 Last 3 years of the war - Allies had so much resources2:20:50 D-Day was the beginning of the end2:25:09 North Atlantic secured, Air supremacy + P-51 Mustang2:29:58 AH’s suicide + Soviet’s have his skull/teeth + Who gets Berlin?2:34:47 Italy had surrendered in 1943 + Liberation of camps 2:37:07 Allies knew about the Holocaust + why not bomb the railway lines?2:40:34 Operation Paperclip - Nazis took us to the moon 2:42:10 Using nuclear bombs on Japan