Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States

S01E01 Chapter 1 - World War Two

November 12, 2012 7.8 58 min

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...

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S01E02 Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace

November 19, 2012 7.9 58 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 the beginnings of the Cold War.

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S01E03 Chapter 3 - The Bomb

November 26, 2012 7.4 58 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 the Allies grew quickly.

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S01E04 Chapter 4 - The Cold War - 1945-1950

December 3, 2012 6.5 58 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 civil war in Greece and the Red Scare...

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S01E05 Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World

December 10, 2012 7.5 58 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 are the Korean War and U.S. rearmament....

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S01E06 Chapter 6 - JFK: To the Brink

December 17, 2012 7.2 58 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 Oliver Stone.

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S01E07 Chapter 7 - Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune

December 24, 2012 8.0 58 min

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

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S01E08 Chapter 8 - Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World: Rise of the Right

December 31, 2012 8.5 58 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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S01E09 Chapter 9 - Bush & Clinton: American Triumphalism - New World Order

January 7, 2013 7.3 58 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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S01E10 Chapter 10 - Bush & Obama: Age of Terror

January 14, 2013 8.0 58 min

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

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