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Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States — Season 1

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    E01 Chapter 1 - World War Two

    ★ 7.8

    Nov 12, 2012 · 58m

    The first chapter explores the birth of the American Empire by focusing on Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. Through examination of key decisions during World War II, discover unsung heroes such as American Henry Wallace and explore the demonization of the Soviets.

  • E02 Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace

    ★ 8.0

    Nov 19, 2012 · 58m

    Highlights from the historical upset of Harry Truman replacing Henry Wallace as Roosevelt's Vice President. Exploration of the relationship between the US and the Soviet Union and the beginnings of the Cold War.

  • E03 Chapter 3 - The Bomb

    ★ 7.7

    Nov 26, 2012 · 58m

    The strategies behind the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan are explored as well as the new mythology that emerged from the war. The bombing haunted the Soviets and mistrust towards the Allies grew quickly.

  • E04 Chapter 4 - The Cold War - 1945-1950

    ★ 6.8

    Dec 3, 2012 · 58m

    The equation changes: specific month-by-month causes of the Cold War emerge and it is not entirely clear who started it. Highlights include Churchill's Iron Curtain speech, the civil war in Greece and the Red Scare that prompts the rise of Joseph McCarthy, the House Un-American Activities Committee and the FBI.

  • E05 Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World

    ★ 7.6

    Dec 10, 2012 · 58m

    Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles replace Truman. Stalin dies but relations with the Soviet Union turn colder. The H-bomb and the doctrine of nuclear annihilation are explored, as are the Korean War and U.S. rearmament. McCarthyism grows and so does the ruthlessness of U.S. policy towards a Third World. Eisenhower emerges as a game changer.

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    E06 Chapter 6 - JFK: To the Brink

    ★ 7.4

    Dec 17, 2012 · 58m

    JFK and the Bay of Pigs; on the brink of total war during Cuban Missile Crisis; early Vietnam; JFK's attempts at peace with Khrushchev; JFK assassinated. Directed and narrated by Oliver Stone.

  • E07 Chapter 7 - Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune

    ★ 8.0

    Dec 24, 2012 · 58m

    The war in Vietnam reaches a turning point; President Nixon's involvement in Watergate comes to light.

  • E08 Chapter 8 - Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World: Rise of the Right

    ★ 7.7

    Dec 31, 2012 · 58m

    Ronald Reagan succeeds Jimmy Carter; Reagan and the Soviet Union's Mikhail Gorbachev powwow; and Reagan's legacy is examined.

  • E09 Chapter 9 - Bush & Clinton: American Triumphalism - New World Order

    ★ 7.5

    Jan 7, 2013 · 58m

    George W. Bush and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; the U.S. economy; the end of the Cold War; and national security in America.

  • E10 Chapter 10 - Bush & Obama: Age of Terror

    ★ 8.0

    Jan 14, 2013 · 58m

    In the finale, the war on terrorism and the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama are examined.