7.6/109 votes#1 - 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.
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- 7.7/106 votes
#2 - 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.
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- 7.6/105 votes
#3 - 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.
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- 7.4/105 votes
#4 - 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.
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- 7.6/105 votes
#5 - 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?
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- NaN/100 votes
#6 - 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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#7 - 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?
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- NaN/100 votes
#8 - 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.
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The Best Episodes of Impossible Peace Season 1
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Two world wars tore the heart out of the twentieth century. Between these two tragedies was an age that nostalgia views enthusiastically – a time...
Genre:Documentary
Network:History
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Lap of the Gods, 1919-1921" is the best rated episode of "Impossible Peace" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/7/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Just Like the Arabian Nights, 1922-1925".