The Wisdom of History

A Superpower at the Crossroads (1x34)

Air date: Jan 01, 2007

Harry Truman believed that America was chosen to bring freedom to the world and that to achieve this, America must be a superpower. In the process, the United States entered into the legacy of the empires of Europe and Asia—in the Middle East, Indo-China, and Korea. The consequences are still with us.