The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Documentaries
At Home and Abroad - The Two Faces of Jan Smuts
TV-PG
S2 • E11 Dec 17, 2007 32m7.9
As the only man to sign both the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I and the Paris Peace Treaty that brought an end to World War II, Jan Christiaan Smuts was a voice for democracy and freedom. He also helped draft the charter of the United Nations. But back in his native South Africa, Smuts' policies were anything but forward-thinking. This man gifted with insight and charisma did not use these talents to push for a more inclusive racial vision, which could have saved the country decades of trauma and strife.
