NDH

1. E1. Two Assassinations

   Sep 20, 2021 · 48m

   On 20 June 1928, Puniša Račić, a representative of the People's Radical Party in the parliament in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovene, assassinated the representatives of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS). The assassination led to political turmoil, eventually leading to the formation of the Croatian nationalist terrorist organization which in 1932 became known as the Ustashe...

2. E2. New Europe

   Sep 27, 2021 · 48m

   In 1938, Nazi Germany annexes Austria and occupies Czechoslovakia. After 1 September 1939 and the invasion of Poland, creation of an empire becomes part of the war aim. This New Europe would be dominated by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. The Ustashe also see a place for themselves in this New Europe. See how these ideas determines the way in which the Ustashe will rule the Independent State of Croatia (NDH)…

3. E3. 10 April

   Oct 4, 2021 · 48m

   On 25 March 1941, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Tripartite Pact. Two days later, protests break out in Belgrade, and the military command executes a coup d’etat. Adolf Hitler decides that the Kingdom of Yugoslavia is to be destroyed. On 10 April 1941, the German Army enters Zagreb, and Slavko Kvaternik declares the Independent State of Croatia.

4. E4. Ustasha State

   Oct 11, 2021 · 49m

   In April 1941, the leader of the Croatian Peasant Party Vladko Maček refused Germany’s offer to proclaim a Croatian puppet state. However, the offer was accepted by the Ustashe. On 10 April, Slavko Kvaternik, leader of the Ustashe in Croatia, proclaimed the Independent State of Croatia. What was the composition of this new Ustashe state?

5. E5. Foreign Policy

   Oct 18, 2021 · 49m

   Little over a month after the creation of the NDH, the new state suffers a significant blow when negotiating the first international agreement. The Treaties of Rome effectively ceded most of the Adriatic coast to Italy. It was only the first of many foreign policy concessions that the NDH had to make. The theme of this episode is who recognized the NDH and what kind of foreign policy did it pursue.

6. E6. Croatia to the Drina

   Oct 25, 2021 · 48m

   The newly formed state was divided into an Italian and a German interest zone. Hungary also annexed the territories of Međimurje and Baranja. The NDH ceded the majority of the Adriatic coast to Italy, along with all the islands, with the exception of Pag. The territory of the NDH was divided into 22 great parishes. Due to the Ustashe terror and the rise of the partisan movement, the internal stability of the state kept worsening.

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