235. China and World War II - Part 1

<p>Friend of the show Rana Mitter joins Tom and Dominic this week to discuss the role of&nbsp;China&nbsp;in the&nbsp;Second&nbsp;World&nbsp;War.</p><br><p>In the first of two episodes, Rana, Tom and Dominic cover the fall of the last Emperor and the establishment of a Chinese Republic in 1912, the Opium Wars, warlords, and the Kuomintang uniting&nbsp;China.</p><br><p>Plus, tune in to find out why Rana argues that the&nbsp;Second&nbsp;World&nbsp;War&nbsp;actually began in 1937...</p><br><p>Twitter:</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/theresthistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheRestHistory</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/holland_tom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@holland_tom</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/dcsandbrook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dcsandbrook</a></p><br><p>Email: restishistorypod@gmail.com</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>