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Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.

Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States (2012)

November. 12,2012

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Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States

2012 / TV-MA

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2012

10 Episode

Episode 10 - Chapter 10 - Bush & Obama: Age of Terror

January. 14,2013

In the finale, the war on terrorism and the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama are examined.

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Episode 9 - Chapter 9 - Bush & Clinton: American Triumphalism - New World Order

January. 07,2013

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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Episode 8 - Chapter 8 - Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World: Rise of the Right

December. 31,2012

Ronald Reagan succeeds Jimmy Carter; Reagan and the Soviet Union's Mikhail Gorbachev powwow; and Reagan's legacy is examined.

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Episode 7 - Chapter 7 - Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune

December. 24,2012

The war in Vietnam reaches a turning point; President Nixon's involvement in Watergate comes to light.

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Episode 6 - Chapter 6 - JFK: To the Brink

December. 17,2012

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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Episode 5 - Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World

December. 10,2012

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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Episode 4 - Chapter 4 - The Cold War - 1945-1950

December. 03,2012

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.

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Episode 3 - Chapter 3 - The Bomb

November. 26,2012

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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Episode 2 - Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace

November. 19,2012

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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Episode 1 - Chapter 1 - World War Two

November. 12,2012

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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Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.

Cast

Oliver Stone

Producted By

Ixtlan Productions

Genres

Documentary War & Politics

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