Michael Parenti - The Real Causes of World War II (1 of 2)

“truth would quickly cease to become stranger than fiction, once we got as used to it“ - H.L. Mencken Real History is a four-part lecture series. part 1: the Myth of the Founding Fathers part 2: the Spanish American War and the Rise of US Imperialism part 3: the Functions of Fascism part 4: the Real Causes of World War II “Who inside Germany was resisting the rise of Hitler and why were they not supported by Britain and France? Why did the Western Allies allow Hitler to take over Austria and Czechoslovakia? Why did Britain and France refuse to enter an anti fascist alliance with the Soviet Union? Why did Britain and France do nothing while Hitler conquered Denmark and Norway even though they had finally already declared war against Germany in 1939?“