This episode of Ten Minute History (like a documentary, only shorter) covers Germany from the end of the First World War to the end of the World War 2. The first half deals with the establishment of the Weimar Republic, its wider problems and the rise of the Nazis. The second half covers how theContinue reading “Ten Minute History: The Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany – History Matters”
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‘Reichstag moment’: Joint Chiefs chairman feared Trump was laying groundwork for coup
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, planned for an illegal power grab by Trump. “This is a Reichstag moment,” Milley said, referring to German parliament fire ahead of Nazi regime. Washington Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker reveal this in “I Alone Can Fix It.” The highest-ranking U.S. officer, ChairmanContinue reading “‘Reichstag moment’: Joint Chiefs chairman feared Trump was laying groundwork for coup”