S1 E1 • La seconde guerre mondiale

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.

Première diffusion : 12 novembre 2012

S1 E2 • Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace, Occasion manquée

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.

Première diffusion : 19 novembre 2012

S1 E3 • La 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.

Première diffusion : 26 novembre 2012

S1 E4 • La guerre froide, Truman, Wallace, Stalin, Churchill & la bombe

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.

Première diffusion : 3 décembre 2012

S1 E5 • Les années 1950, Eisenhower, La bombe & le tiers-monde

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.

Première diffusion : 10 décembre 2012

S1 E6 • JFK, Au bord du gouffre

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.

Première diffusion : 17 décembre 2012

S1 E7 • Johnson, Nixon & le Viêtnam, Revers de fortune

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

Première diffusion : 24 décembre 2012

S1 E8 • Reagan, Gorbatchev & le tiers-monde, La montée de la droite

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

Première diffusion : 31 décembre 2012

S1 E9 • Bush & Clinton, Le triomphalisme américain, Le nouvel ordre mondial

George W. Bush's doctrine of endless war in Iraq and Afghanistan and the continued cannibalization of the U.S. economy. Squandered chances given by the end of the Cold War. A new USA, the National Security Fortress.

Première diffusion : 7 janvier 2013

S1 E10 • Bush & Obama, L'ère du terrorisme

In the Season 1 finale, the war on terrorism and the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama are examined.

Première diffusion : 14 janvier 2013