Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States

1 - Chapter 1: World War Two 59 min

Directed by Oliver Stone, a new look at the birth of the American Empire, coming out of WW2, focusing in the first of 10 chapters, on FDR and Stalin. We discover unsung heroes, such as American Henry Wallace, and the demonization of the Soviets.

2 - Chapter 2: Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace 59 min

The second chapter highlights the historical upset of Harry Truman replacing Henry Wallace as Roosevelt's Vice President in his fourth term as President. This dramatic shift in leadership propels the United States towards Empire building.

3 - Chapter 3: The Bomb 59 min

The strategies behind the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan are explored in the third chapter, as well as the new mythology that emerges from the War. The bombing haunted the Soviets and the mistrust towards the Allies grew quickly.

4 - Chapter 4: Cold War: Truman, Wallace, Stalin, Churchill & the Bomb 58 min

This chapter illustrates 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.

5 - Chapter 5: The 50s: Eisenhower & the Bomb 58 min

Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles replace Truman. Stalin dies, but relations with Soviet Union turn colder. The H-bomb and the doctrine of nuclear annihilation is explored, as is the Korean War and U.S. rearmament. McCarthyism grows.

6 - Chapter 6: JFK: To the Brink 58 min

Initially a Cold Warrior, Kennedy undergoes a profound transformation catalyzed by the harrowing Cuban Missile Crisis. Kennedy and Khrushchev embark on a path to end the Cold War, cut tragically short by assassination.

7 - Chapter 7: Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam 58 min

Johnson's and Nixon's betrayals are exposed. Vietnam is viewed in context of an arrogant, dangerous empire. The U.S. lashes out in Brazil, Indonesia, Chile, and more with bloodbaths and ouster of popular reform governments.

8 - Chapter 8: Reagan & Gorbechav 58 min

Carter and Brzezinski clear the way for Ronald Reagan’s right-wing revolution at home and abroad, marked by military spending, support for death squads, the rise of right-wing think tanks and media outlets, and an attack on the New Deal at home.

9 - Chapter 9: Bush and Clinton: American Triumphalism and New World Order 58 min

Soviet Empire collapses, but the neo-conservative agenda triumphs, replacing Soviets with new villains. U.S. advisors help destroy the Russian economy while NATO expands onto Russia’s borders. 9/11 sets an ever more extreme course for the country.

10 - Chapter 10: Bush & Obama - Age of Terror 59 min

George W. Bush embarks on a course of war, indefinite incarceration, and unfettered surveillance at home. The invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan contribute to a near collapse of the economy. Barack Obama manages a severely wounded global security empire.

11 - Prologue: Chapter A: World War I: The Russian Revolution & Woodrow Wilson 58 min

How did the United States become an empire? A look back at the election of 1900 and the Spanish-American War - climaxing with WW I and the Russian Revolution as the mother of the ensuing conflict between the British, Soviet, and newborn American Empire.

12 - Prologue: Chapter B: 1920-1940: Roosevelt, Hitler & Stalin: The Battle of Ideas 57 min

Franklin Roosevelt inherits a divided nation rife with conflict. Struggle leads to change in the United States, Hitler rises to power in Germany, and World War II pushes the U.S. and Soviet Union toward an uneasy alliance.