8.4/10429 votes#1 - Chapter 1 - World War Two
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/12/2012
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.
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Matt Graham, Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick
8.3/10340 votes#2 - Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/2012
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.
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Matt Graham, Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick
8.5/10327 votes#3 - Chapter 3 - The Bomb
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/26/2012
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.
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Matt Graham, Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick
8.3/10271 votes#4 - Chapter 4 - The Cold War - 1945-1950
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/3/2012
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.
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Matt Graham, Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick
8.2/10265 votes#5 - Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/10/2012
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.
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Matt Graham, Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick
- 8.4/10266 votes
#6 - Chapter 6 - JFK: To the Brink
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/17/2012
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.
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Matt Graham, Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick
8.3/10243 votes#7 - Chapter 7 - Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/24/2012
The war in Vietnam reaches a turning point; President Nixon's involvement in Watergate comes to light.
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Matt Graham, Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick
8.2/10239 votes#8 - Chapter 8 - Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World: Rise of the Right
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/31/2012
Ronald Reagan succeeds Jimmy Carter; Reagan and the Soviet Union's Mikhail Gorbachev powwow; and Reagan's legacy is examined.
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Matt Graham, Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick
8.2/10231 votes#9 - Chapter 9 - Bush & Clinton: American Triumphalism - New World Order
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/7/2013
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.
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Matt Graham, Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick
8.3/10256 votes#10 - Chapter 10 - Bush & Obama: Age of Terror
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/14/2013
In the finale, the war on terrorism and the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama are examined.
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Matt Graham, Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick
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Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.
Genres:DocumentaryWar & Politics
Network:Showtime
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Chapter 1 - World War Two" is the best rated episode of "Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 429 votes. Directed by Oliver Stone and written by Matt Graham, Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick, it aired on 11/12/2012. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace".