Christopher Capozzola: World War I, Ideology, Propaganda, and Politics | Lex Fridman Podcast

Christopher Capozzola is a professor of history at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:12 - How World War I started
15:49 - US and World War I
32:46 - US Military
39:05 - War in Ukraine
43:15 - American Civil War
48:53 - World War II
1:08:00 - Nationalism
1:18:49 - US elections
1:44:56 - Donald Trump
1:59:01 - Philippine–American War
2:05:24 - Greatest US president
2:09:58 - Advice for young people
2:12:15 - Meaning of life

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