Points de Repères Season 2 Episodes

Episode 1

Dunkerque, tenir à tout prix

24 mins

The dramatic story of the defense of France against Hitler's invading army in order to enable the desperate evacuation of over 300K men of the British Expeditionary Force and Allied troops across the English Channel to safety in 1940.

Episode 2

Aral, une mer pour du coton

26 mins

The former Soviet Union collectivized many aspects of agricultural and industrial development in the 1950's. While some efforts were successful, others, like the cotton-growing around the Aral Sea, have proven to be an ecological nightmare.

Episode 3

Cuba, bras de fer nucléaire

26 mins

The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the defining moments of the mid-twentieth century and of the presidency of John Kennedy. How did the two Cold War powers of the USSR and the USA come to the point of threatening nuclear war?

Episode 4

Constantinople, d'un empire à l'autre

Episode 5

Ruée vers l'or, pour une poignée de pépites

26 mins

Timing is everything, just look at what happened in 1848. How did the finding of gold in Sutter's Mill make an impact on the development of California and the history of the United States?

Episode 6

Cortés, au coeur de l'empire aztèque

25 mins

The encounter between the conquistador and opportunist Hernan Cortés and the indigenous peoples of Central America is one of history's tragic tales of greed, conflict, imperial weakness and superior weaponry.

Episode 7

Chute de Québec, la France perd l'Amérique

25 mins

The battle between the French and English for the French territory of New France hinges on the presence of the British navy. And the Battle on the Plains of Abraham is tipped to Great Britain by the solidly trained soldiers of the British army. This changed the landscape of North America.

Episode 8

Al Capone, enfant de la prohibition

26 mins

Unable to bring mob boss Al Capone to justice for many of the crimes ascribed to him, the US Federal government took a new tack to end the rule of gangsters in the Depression.

Episode 9

Les suffragettes à la conquête des urnes

26 mins

In late Victorian England, women began to organize to gain the right to vote. The fight for women's suffrage lasted well into the early 20th Century.

Episode 10

Les jeux olympiques, miroir de la société

26 mins

How did one man succeed in relaunching the Olympic spirit and turn the Games into a global event?

Episode 11

La Fronde, la valse du pouvoir

26 mins

In the 17th century, a long period of civil war in France and war across Europe, rebellious members of the French Parliament, dubbed The Fronde, defy the monarchy and this defiance does not end well for them...and changes the history of France.

Episode 12

Peste noire, l'ennemi invisible

26 mins

A disease that developed and killed within a few days decimates Europe and changes the course of history.

Episode 13

Gutenberg, l'inventeur visionnaire