www.BillHowell.ca_ Icebreaker Unchained : We should have lost World War II Page 1 of 47 Video Script for Icebreaker Unchained : We should have lost World War II www.BillHowell.ca, 01Jan2013 first listing of key references and their links, 19May2013 first draft of main part, Summary I MUST POSE PROVOCATIVE QUESTIONS! Targets : • 30 minute introduction to the theme, well set up for further episodes. Status as of ?date?: • endpage www.BillHowell.ca_ Icebreaker Unchained : We should have lost World War II Page 2 of 47 **************************************************************************** Waiver/ Disclaimer The contents of this document do NOT reflect the policies, priorities, directions, or opinions of any of the author's past current, or future employers, work colleagues family, friends, or acquaintances, nor even of the author himself. 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Hitler's emergence as a socialist leader..................................13 Discontent_and_anger.........................................................................................................................13 From_artist_to_socialist_revolutionary...............................................................................................13 Yet_another_tough_socialist_party.....................................................................................................14 Yet_another_loud_socialist_party.......................................................................................................15 Beer_Hall_Putsch................................................................................................................................16 Mein_Kampf.......................................................................................................................................16 ..................................................................................................................................................................17 The Communists' Invisible Hand in Hitler's rise to power......................................................................17 Hitler_on_the_radar_screen................................................................................................................17 The_right_stuff_for_the_Communists................................................................................................17 ICEBREAKER....................................................................................................................................18 Moscow_needs_the_brown_shirts......................................................................................................19 Whiff_of_conspiracy...........................................................................................................................20 ..................................................................................................................................................................21 ..................................................................................................................................................................21 PART II.....................................................................................................................................................21 ..................................................................................................................................................................21 Grand Cooperation - Beating Versailles and bringing the Communists into the industrial age..............21 Democratic_Nazi_victory...................................................................................................................21 Barriers_to_German_progress_on_the_inside_and_out.....................................................................21 Fast_track_to_Russian_Industrialisation.............................................................................................22 Communism_of_guns_not_people......................................................................................................22 www.BillHowell.ca_ Icebreaker Unchained : We should have lost World War II Page 4 of 47 Matched_weaknesses_can_be_a_collective_strength.........................................................................22 You_cant_see_what_you_dont_want_to_see !!!!nyet - the buildups were overt and broadcast - not hidden!!!!.............................................................................................................................................23 The_dark_side_of_organisation..........................................................................................................23