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The World War: 1914-1945 (2022)
Season 1 • Episode 8 • Hope of a Lasting Peace: 1944-1949
The World War: 1914-1945 Season 1, Episode 8: Hope of a Lasting Peace: 1944-1949
War in Europe ends with Soviet and American troops surrounding the German army; in the Pacific, it takes the devastating nuclear bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to force the Japanese surrender. Watch The World War: 1914-1945 Season 1, Episode 8 Hope of a Lasting Peace: 1944-1949 in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of The World War: 1914-1945 Season 1, Episode 8 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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8 episodes
Winter of the World: 1914
In 1914, Archduke François-Ferdinand, of the House of Habsburg, was assassinated by a Slavic nationalist. The game of alliances makes war inevitable.
50 min
The End of the Road: 1914-1918
During WWI, men had to endure combat and extreme conditions; civilians dealt with food shortages and raids. The insidiousness of ethnic cleansing raised its head, and a young Adolf Hitler took note.
50 min
Too Much Greed: 1919-1929
Stalin rises as the leader of the Bolsheviks, and in Munich, the German Workers Party takes a new name: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter, or 'Nazi' as it would come to be called.
50 min
We Will Be the Winners: 1929 - 1935
Hitler and Stalin begin to shape the course of history. President Roosevelt attempts to raise his country out of the Depression, and the world teeters on the brink of yet another World War.
50 min
Nothing But Force: 1935-1939
Hitler's invasion of the Rhineland was a gamble that paid off as his push west remained unchecked; while the leaders of Europe attempt 'peace', Kristallnacht signalled the horrors yet to come to many.
55 min
It's Impossible for Us to Lose: 1939-1941
After a snub in Munich, the Soviets make a pact with the Germans; with the invasion of Poland, the pretence of peace is gone as France and the UK declare war on Germany.
50 min
Road to World Domination: 1941-1944
Operation Barbarossa's endgame does not come to fruition; with the world distracted, Japan launch their attack on Pearl Harbor, forcing American isolationists to join the war in earnest.
60 min
Hope of a Lasting Peace: 1944-1949
War in Europe ends with Soviet and American troops surrounding the German army; in the Pacific, it takes the devastating nuclear bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to force the Japanese surrender.
55 min