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 W…
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Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace
⭐ 8.0
Nov 19, 201258 min
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 …
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Chapter 3 - The Bomb
⭐ 7.7
Nov 26, 201258 min
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 th…
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Chapter 4 - The Cold War - 1945-1950
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Dec 3, 201258 min
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 civ…
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Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World
⭐ 7.6
Dec 10, 201258 min
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 …
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Chapter 6 - JFK: To the Brink
⭐ 7.4
Dec 17, 201258 min
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 O…
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Chapter 7 - Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune
⭐ 8.2
Dec 24, 201258 min
The war in Vietnam reaches a turning point; President Nixon's involvement in Watergate comes to light.
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Chapter 8 - Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World: Rise of the Right
⭐ 8.4
Dec 31, 201258 min
Ronald Reagan succeeds Jimmy Carter; Reagan and the Soviet Union's Mikhail Gorbachev powwow; and Reagan's legacy is examined.
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Chapter 9 - Bush & Clinton: American Triumphalism - New World Order
⭐ 7.5
Jan 7, 201358 min
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.
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Chapter 10 - Bush & Obama: Age of Terror
⭐ 8.0
Jan 14, 201358 min
In the finale, the war on terrorism and the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama are examined.