The Untold History of the United States

Season 1

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This 12-chapter documentary series, created and produced by Academy Award winning writer/director Oliver Stone. People should really know and understand their shared and complicated history. They have to recall the small details and forgotten players that influenced some of the biggest events from America's past.

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10 Episodes

Chapter 1 - World War Two
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Chapter 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 key decisions during World War II, discover unsung heroes such as American Henry Wallace and explore the demonization of the Soviets.
Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace
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Chapter 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 the Soviet Union and the beginnings of the Cold War.
Chapter 3 - The Bomb
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Chapter 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 and mistrust towards the Allies grew quickly.
Chapter 4 - The Cold War - 1945-1950
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Chapter 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 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.
Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World
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Chapter 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 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.
Chapter 6 - JFK: To the Brink
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Chapter 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. Directed and narrated by Oliver Stone.
Chapter 7 - Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune
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Chapter 7 - Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of FortuneThe hellish nature of the Vietnam War causes the American public to see the limits of modern military power, when faced with thick jungles and guerrilla style warfare. Richard Nixon 's administration shows it's true methods and causes deep introspection in the American political atmosphere.
Chapter 8 - Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World: Rise of the Right
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Chapter 8 - Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World: Rise of the RightWith the replacement of Ronald Reagan after Carter, the relationship between Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan offers new attempts at peace as the Berlin wall crashes down. Fears surface as Iranian students occupy the US embassy in Tehran and the event turns into The Iran hostage crisis.
Chapter 9 - Bush & Clinton: American Triumphalism - New World Order
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Chapter 9 - Bush & Clinton: American Triumphalism - New World OrderThe US invasion of Panama canal brings about a failed chance at peace after the end of the Cold War. How far is the George W. Bush administration willing to go to establish security? A new prospect of "endless war" in Iraq and Afghanistan causes a shift in America's status with the world.
Chapter 10 - Bush & Obama: Age of Terror
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Chapter 10 - Bush & Obama: Age of TerrorHomeland Security, in Iraq, Afghanistan, and a worldwide global Security State. The cannibalization of the U.S. economy continues. Barack Obama and the destiny of the American Empire. Directed and narrated by Oliver Stone .