Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States - Season 1
Season 1
Network
Episodes10
DatesNov 12, 2012 - Jan 14, 2013
Episodes
Season 1Episode 160 min
World War II
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.
Nov 12, 2012
Season 1Episode 260 min
Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace
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.
Nov 19, 2012
Season 1Episode 360 min
The Bomb
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.
Nov 26, 2012
Season 1Episode 460 min
The Cold War: 1945-1950
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.
Dec 3, 2012
Season 1Episode 560 min
The '50s: Eisenhower, The Bomb & The T
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.
Dec 10, 2012
Season 1Episode 660 min
JFK: To the Brink
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.
Dec 17, 2012
Season 1Episode 760 min
Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal Of
The war in Vietnam reaches a turning point; President Nixon's involvement in Watergate comes to light.
Dec 24, 2012
Season 1Episode 860 min
Reagan Gorbachev & Third World-Rise Of
Ronald Reagan succeeds Jimmy Carter; Reagan and the Soviet Union's Mikhail Gorbachev powwow; and Reagan's legacy is examined.
Dec 31, 2012
Season 1Episode 960 min
Bush & Clinton: Squandered Peace-New W
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.
Jan 7, 2013
Season 1Episode 1060 min
Bush & Obama: Age of Terror
In the finale, the war on terrorism and the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama are examined.
Jan 14, 2013
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