• Episode 5 - 1947 - Peak Mess

  • Aug 28 2024
  • Length: 35 mins
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Episode 5 - 1947 - Peak Mess

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  • August 22-August 28, 1947. Two years after the US and its allies, Britain, France, Canada and Australia had won the war. Peace and prosperity has arrived, or so everyone had hoped. The US had dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan to win the war. The country and the world celebrated the end.

    But the reality of winning the war was proving to be quite different than imagined. In 1947 the real result wasn’t peace, just a big gigantic mess. The Big Mess.

    A worldwide mess.

    1947, Peak mess!

    The peace dividend was nowhere to be found.

    And it was much worse overseas. The world was in chaos as everyone rolled from a full-out fight against the Axis powers into a cold war against endless Soviet assaults and aggression.

    The Cold War was the major issue. But not to be outdone, our English allies decided within the space of 3 months to give independence to its prize jewel, India. Unexpectedly, this triggered the great transfer of millions of people between India and Pakistan following independence and partition. The Muslims and Hindus clashed. Millions died. This was called the partition of India, one of the largest, but from the US perspective, less known crisis of the 20th century.
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