5. Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World

Overview

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.

Cast

Oliver Stone

Narrator

Guest Stars

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self