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Chapter 1 - World War Two

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.

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Chapter 2 - 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.

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Chapter 3 - 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.

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Chapter 4 - 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.

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

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.

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Chapter 6 - 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States (2012) poster

Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States (2012)

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

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Cast: Oliver Stone

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