Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States
Season 1, Episode 5: Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World
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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.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Chapter 1 - World War Two
Episode 2
Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace
Episode 3
Chapter 3 - The Bomb
Episode 4
Chapter 4 - The Cold War - 1945-1950
Episode 5
Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World
Episode 6
Chapter 6 - JFK: To the Brink
Episode 7
Chapter 7 - Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune
Episode 8
Chapter 8 - Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World: Rise of the Right
Episode 9
Chapter 9 - Bush & Clinton: American Triumphalism - New World Order
Episode 10
Chapter 10 - Bush & Obama: Age of Terror