The Untold History of the United States

Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World (1x5)

Air date: Dec 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.