• 2012
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Episode list

The Untold History of the United States
Chapter 3: The Bomb
Sun, Nov 25, 2012
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  • Chapter 3: The Bomb
This chapter examines the end of World War II, mainly the events leading to the dropping of the atomic bombs and the surrender of Japan. Focuses on the Truman period of American history and the frequently forgotten Henry A. Wallace.
8.5 /10
Chapter 6: JFK - To the Brink
Sun, Dec 16, 2012
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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 .
8.4 /10
Chapter 1: World War Two
Sun, Nov 11, 2012
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  • Chapter 1: World War Two
The Untold History of the United States examines World War II. It offers special attention to the Spanish Civil War, Roosevelt's desire to enter the war on the side of the allies, the strategic Japanese decisions that led up to Pearl Harbor Attack, and the often overlooked role that the Soviet Union had in winning the war.
8.4 /10
Chapter 1: World War Two

S1.E1 ∙ Chapter 1: World War Two

Sun, Nov 11, 2012
The Untold History of the United States examines World War II. It offers special attention to the Spanish Civil War, Roosevelt's desire to enter the war on the side of the allies, the strategic Japanese decisions that led up to Pearl Harbor Attack, and the often overlooked role that the Soviet Union had in winning the war.
8.4 /10
Chapter 2: Roosevelt, Truman and Wallace

S1.E2 ∙ Chapter 2: Roosevelt, Truman and Wallace

Sun, Nov 18, 2012
The Untold History of the United States examines the end of and the period immediately after World War II. It looks at Stalin's efforts to seize control of Poland and Eastern Europe, Democratic party bosses efforts to drop Henry Wallace from the 1944 presidential ticket, and British efforts to maintain their colonial holdings after the war.
8.3 /10
Chapter 3: The Bomb

S1.E3 ∙ Chapter 3: The Bomb

Sun, Nov 25, 2012
This chapter examines the end of World War II, mainly the events leading to the dropping of the atomic bombs and the surrender of Japan. Focuses on the Truman period of American history and the frequently forgotten Henry A. Wallace.
8.5 /10
Chapter 4: The Cold War 1945-1950

S1.E4 ∙ Chapter 4: The Cold War 1945-1950

Sun, Dec 02, 2012
Who started the Cold War? In a month-by-month analysis, the initial aggressors are less apparent. Yet, the relationship between the Soviets and the West are none-the-less solidified with Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech. The US enters the "Red Scare" and creates The House Un-American Activities Committee in an attempt to place the "right" ideology as a bedrock for US culture. The rise of Joseph McCarthy , with the aid of the FBI, turns into a near witch hunt for Communists in America.
8.3 /10
Prologue: Chapter A - World War I, the Russian Revolution & Woodrow Wilson

S1.E11 ∙ Prologue: Chapter A - World War I, the Russian Revolution & Woodrow Wilson

Mon, Oct 14, 2013
The world political and colonial empires at the beginning of the 20th century. The USA resuming control of most of the former Spanish empire around the globe plus Great Britain and Germany's ideology at that time. It continues on into the Russian revolution when Lenin became leader. This is a bonus episode that precedes the other 8 episodes of the series.
8 /10
Prologue: Chapter B - 1920-1940, Franklin D.Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin

S1.E12 ∙ Prologue: Chapter B - 1920-1940, Franklin D.Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin

Mon, Oct 14, 2013
Many events from the 1920s that led up to the establishment of the leaders prior to and during world war II. Most everyone knows about prohibition but few know about the US bankers profiteering extensively by loaning money to post world war I Germany who then paid its war reparation to Britain and France who in turn paid their war debts to the US. USMC general Smedley Butler speaks out against these acts of profiteering. He is suspiciously left out of modern US history.
8 /10
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