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Impossible Peace - Miniseries

Impossible Peace: Season 1 - 8 Episode s

1x1 - The Lap of the Gods, 1919-1921
May 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.
1x2 - Just Like the Arabian Nights, 1922-1925
May 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.
1x3 - Mussolini Is Always Right, 1925-1929
May 21, 2018
After the war, cars and other technological advances were as influential as exchange rates and floundering economies in the new world order.
1x4 - Dancing On A Volcano, 1929-1931
May 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.
1x5 - I'm Alright, 1932-1933
June 4, 2018
In the 1920s, there seemed to be good candidates for leadership in Europe, but where were they when the Great Depression descended?
1x6 - Everyone Trusts Him, 1933-1936
June 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.
1x7 - History Stopped, 1936-1938
June 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?
1x8 - Peace For Our Time, 1938-1939
June 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.

Impossible Peace: All seasons

S1: Miniseries
8 Episode s