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Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2012 - 0
Episode 1
World War II
Mon, Nov 12, 2012 60 mins
A review of pivotal but underreported events that shaped America's history over the 20th century begins with an exploration of key strategies that impacted the tide of World War II, and a study of major decision makers, including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Henry A. Wallace.
Episode 2
Roosevelt, Truman and Wallace
Mon, Nov 19, 2012 60 mins
A look at the impact of Harry S. Truman replacing Henry A. Wallace as Franklin D. Roosevelt's vice president during FDR's fourth term.
Episode 3
The Bomb
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 60 mins
An exploration of the strategies behind the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Episode 4
The Cold War: Truman, Wallace, Stalin, Churchill & the Bomb
Mon, Dec 3, 2012 60 mins
As the Cold War intensifies, Winston Churchill makes his Iron Curtain speech, civil war erupts in Greece and the Red Scare ushers in McCarthyism.
Episode 5
The '50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 60 mins
Despite Stalin's death, relations with the Soviet Union do not improve and the Cold War turns colder. Also: the H-bomb and the threat of nuclear annihilation are explored; the U.S. policy toward Third World nations is examined; and Eisenhower's impact as president is assessed.
Episode 6
JFK: To the Brink
Mon, Dec 17, 2012 60 mins
Examining the Bay of Pigs invasion; the early stages of the Vietnam War; John F. Kennedy's efforts to make peace with the Soviet Union; and the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Episode 7
Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune
Mon, Dec 24, 2012 60 mins
The war in Vietnam reaches a turning point; President Nixon's involvement in Watergate comes to light.
Episode 8
Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World - Rise of the Right
Mon, Dec 31, 2012 60 mins
Ronald Reagan succeeds Jimmy Carter; Reagan and the Soviet Union's Mikhail Gorbachev powwow; and Reagan's legacy is examined.
Episode 9
Bush and Clinton: Squandered Peace-New World Order
Mon, Jan 7, 2013 60 mins
Included: 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.
Episode 10
Bush & Obama - Age of Terror
Mon, Jan 14, 2013 60 mins
In the Season 1 finale, the war on terrorism and the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama are examined.