The Untold History of the United States
(2012)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 1
Chapter 10 - Bush & Obama: Age of Terror
Episode 10 - 1-14-2013
58m
In the finale, the war on terrorism and the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama are examined.
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Chapter 9 - Bush & Clinton: American Triumphalism - New World Order
Episode 9 - 1-07-2013
58m
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 8 - Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World: Rise of the Right
Episode 8 - 12-31-2012
57m
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 7 - Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune
Episode 7 - 12-24-2012
57m
The war in Vietnam reaches a turning point; President Nixon's involvement in Watergate comes to light.
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Chapter 6 - JFK: To the Brink
Episode 6 - 12-17-2012
58m
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 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World
Episode 5 - 12-10-2012
57m
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 4 - The Cold War - 1945-1950
Episode 4 - 12-03-2012
58m
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.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
Chapter 3 - The Bomb
Episode 3 - 11-26-2012
58m
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 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace
Episode 2 - 11-19-2012
58m
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 1 - World War Two
Episode 1 - 11-12-2012
58m
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 3 - The Bomb
Episode 3 - 11-26-2012
58m
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.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
Chapter 1 - World War Two
Episode 1 - 11-12-2012
58m
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.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
Chapter 6 - JFK: To the Brink
Episode 6 - 12-17-2012
58m
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.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace
Episode 2 - 11-19-2012
58m
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.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
Chapter 4 - The Cold War - 1945-1950
Episode 4 - 12-03-2012
58m
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.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
