<p>As Japan and Germany face defeat in WWII, their survival hinges on oil. Woefully short on oil, Japan resorts to kamikaze and Germany uses Concentration Camps for labor to produce Synthetic Oil. The US meanwhile, lays out the Big Inch to transport oil from Texas to the East Coast.</p>

As Japan and Germany face defeat in WWII, their survival hinges on oil. Woefully short on oil, Japan resorts to kamikaze and Germany uses Concentration Camps for labor to produce Synthetic Oil. The US meanwhile, lays out the Big Inch to transport oil from Texas to the East Coast.

Episode 11: 1945 - WWII - Germany and Japan's struggle for oil

Analyzing events in history to understand why they happened. The factors that led to various events at different times in history. The show picks certain eras like post-World War II and tries to connect events that happened across the globe around that time.

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