Seasons & Episodes
Chapter 1 - World War Two
The first chapter explores the birth of the American Empire by focusing on Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and
Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace
Highlights from the historical upset of Harry Truman replacing Henry Wallace as Roosevelt's Vice President. Exploration
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
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.
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-bom
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 w
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.
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 exam
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
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
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