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7.628 votes2012TV-MA58mEndedDocumentaryWar & PoliticsOfficial site

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Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.

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1. Chapter 1 - World War TwoNow viewing2012-11-1258m7.8The 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.
2. Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace2012-11-1958m8.0Highlights 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.
3. Chapter 3 - The Bomb2012-11-2658m7.7The 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.
4. Chapter 4 - The Cold War - 1945-19502012-12-0358m6.8The 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.
5. Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World2012-12-1058m7.6Eisenhower 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.
6. Chapter 6 - JFK: To the Brink2012-12-1758m7.4JFK 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.
7. Chapter 7 - Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune2012-12-2458m8.0The war in Vietnam reaches a turning point; President Nixon's involvement in Watergate comes to light.
8. Chapter 8 - Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World: Rise of the Right2012-12-3158m7.7Ronald Reagan succeeds Jimmy Carter; Reagan and the Soviet Union's Mikhail Gorbachev powwow; and Reagan's legacy is examined.
9. Chapter 9 - Bush & Clinton: American Triumphalism - New World Order2013-01-0758m7.5George W. Bush and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; the U.S. economy; the end of the Cold War; and national security in America.
10. Chapter 10 - Bush & Obama: Age of Terror2013-01-1458m8.0In the finale, the war on terrorism and the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama are examined.

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