Oliver Stone: Die Geschichte Amerikas

SERIE • 1 Staffel • Krieg & Militär, Dokumentation, Historisches • Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika • 2012
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Originaltitel
Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States
Produktionsland
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Originalsprache
Englisch
FSK
0
Untertitel
Nein
Besetzung
Oliver Stone

Episoden-Guide

1. Staffel 1 (12 Episoden)
01
Der Zweite Weltkrieg
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.
02
Roosevelt, Truman und Wallace
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.
03
Die Bombe
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.
04
Der kalte Krieg
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.
05
Die fünfziger Jahre: Eisenhower und die Bombe
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.
06
JFK
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.
07
Johnson, Nixon und Vietnam
The war in Vietnam reaches a turning point; President Nixon's involvement in Watergate comes to light.
08
Reagan und Gorbatschow
Ronald Reagan succeeds Jimmy Carter; Reagan and the Soviet Union's Mikhail Gorbachev powwow; and Reagan's legacy is examined.
09
Bush und Clinton
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.
10
Bush und Obama
In the finale, the war on terrorism and the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama are examined.
11
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Folge 12
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