Balance of Power I: Never Again a Great War! – European History

The balance of power system in place prior to WWI was meant to prevent a great war from ever happening again. Then what happened? Not just any great war, but THE Great War. What was this system and how was it supposed to work? Be sure to support the show at www.patreon.com/deadideaspod to get your portrait drawn! Maps, pics, references and more at www.deadideas.net. Music by Rachel Westhoff.

Om Podcasten

We explore ideas and practices once believed to be true but no longer. Each dead idea is explored in all its glorious eccentricity. For example, discover miasma, the theory that plague comes from stinky air; or the medical diagnosis of hysteria, which holds that women's wombs wander around their bodies causing trouble. Join us on a fun romp through the history of ideas that didn’t quite stand the test of time.