Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States

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1. 1Chapter 1 - World War TwoThe first chapter explores the birth of the American Empire by focusing on Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. Through examination of ke58m
2. 2Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & WallaceHighlights from the historical upset of Harry Truman replacing Henry Wallace as Roosevelt's Vice President. Exploration of the relationship between the US and t58m
3. 3Chapter 3 - The BombThe 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 and58m
4. 4Chapter 4 - The Cold War - 1945-1950The 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 Cur58m
5. 5Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third WorldEisenhower and John Foster Dulles replace Truman. Stalin dies but relations with the Soviet Union turn colder. The H-bomb and the doctrine of nuclear annihilati58m
6. 6Chapter 6 - JFK: To the BrinkJFK 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. Direct58m
7. 7Chapter 7 - Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of FortuneThe war in Vietnam reaches a turning point; President Nixon's involvement in Watergate comes to light.58m
8. 8Chapter 8 - Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World: Rise of the RightRonald Reagan succeeds Jimmy Carter; Reagan and the Soviet Union's Mikhail Gorbachev powwow; and Reagan's legacy is examined.58m