The Road To Pearl Harbor, 1919-1941
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The Road To Pearl Harbor, 1919-1941

An examination of the events that lead up to the attack on Pearl Harbour.

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Returning Series

Original Name

The Road To Pearl Harbor, 1919-1941

First Air Date

January 15, 2002

Last Air Date

April 2, 2002

Seasons

1

Episodes

16

Language

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S01E16

FDR and Hitler: The Dynamics of Power

Both Hitler and Roosevelt appreciated the value of mass communications. FDR began his series of "fireside chats" to reassure and inform the people while Hitler assigned Josef Goebbels as Minister of Propaganda to control the public through radio and rallies. F.D.R. wished to stabilize the economy and restore confidence to the people. Hitler began rearmament in hopes of national expansion.

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