{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Why did Hitler Declare War on America?","description":"On December 11th, 1941 \u2014 just four days after Pearl Harbor \u2014 Adolf Hitler stood before the Reichstag and declared war on the United States. He wasn't obligated to. The Tripartite Pact didn't require it. He could have stayed out entirely and let America focus its fury on Japan in the Pacific. He didn't. Why? That question is one of the most revealing in the entire history of the Second World War \u2014 and the answer tells you everything about how Hitler thought, why he underestimated America, and why that decision helped seal Germany's fate. History Shorts is a daily history podcast hosted by historian, author, and author contributor Peter Zablocki. New episodes every day. \u2b50 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts:  https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/history-shorts\/id1717345209?action=write-review  \ud83c\udfb5 Follow on Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4CnKo8pKZNR63aMyNuRz4D  \u2615 Support on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/HistoryShortsPodcast  \u25b6\ufe0f YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HistoryShortsPodcast  \ud83d\udd17 Website: https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com ","author_name":"History Shorts","author_url":"https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43152568\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207047368"}