Season 1

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  7.8/1014 votes

  The Lap of the Gods, 1919-1921

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/7/2018

  After the horrific carnage of World War I, a new age of prosperity was expected, but it wouldn’t be that simple. Societies needed years to recover.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.6/1010 votes

  Mussolini Is Always Right, 1925-1929

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/21/2018

  After the war, cars and other technological advances were as influential as exchange rates and floundering economies in the new world order.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.6/1010 votes

  I'm Alright, 1932-1933

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/4/2018

  In the 1920s, there seemed to be good candidates for leadership in Europe, but where were they when the Great Depression descended?

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.4/1011 votes

  Just Like the Arabian Nights, 1922-1925

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/14/2018

  Following World War I, treaties were designed to punish the aggressors. But the balance of power was tilted too drastically in favor of the victors.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.4/1010 votes

  Dancing On A Volcano, 1929-1931

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/28/2018

  As 1929 dawned on Paris, it seemed the party would go on forever. And few saw that the masses were hiding from a looming and devastating future.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.3/108 votes

  Peace For Our Time, 1938-1939

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/25/2018

  Some believed appeasement of Hitler would preserve the peace. They either didn’t see, or ignored, the Nazi leader’s obvious territorial ambitions.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.2/108 votes

  History Stopped, 1936-1938

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/18/2018

  Would early action have stopped Hitler’s aggression? No one knows, but inaction certainly didn’t work. Why did the great powers decline to act?

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/108 votes

  Everyone Trusts Him, 1933-1936

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/11/2018

  As the Depression’s effect on the US became clear, Japanese business interests set their focus on East Asia, where the empire was expanding.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown