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Podcast: Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
Episode: The Morgenthau Plan (Encore)
Description: In September 1944, despite over half a year still remaining in World War II, the Allies began preparing for an eventual post-war world.One of the biggest questions being discussed was what to do with Germany. After two world wars with Germany in just a quarter century, no one wanted a third.One American official developed a plan that would basically destroy Germany as a modern country to prevent them from ever making war again.Learn more about the Morgenthau Plan and the attempt to destroy Germany on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.