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Impossible Peace

Impossible Peace

★ 7.0/10•2018•50m•14•Documentary
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Two world wars tore the heart out of the twentieth century. Between these two tragedies was an age that nostalgia views enthusiastically – a time of jazz, prohibition, the talkies, radio and the motor car. A time that was in reality an age of anxiety. Twenty years of peace that produced war. A peace that failed. Impossible Peace.

Michael Cove · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMay 7, 2018

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Lap of the Gods, 1919-1921E150m

The Lap of the Gods, 1919-1921

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.

May 7, 2018

Episode 2 - Just Like the Arabian Nights, 1922-1925E250m

Just Like the Arabian Nights, 1922-1925

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.

May 14, 2018

Episode 3 - Mussolini Is Always Right, 1925-1929E350m

Mussolini Is Always Right, 1925-1929

After the war, cars and other technological advances were as influential as exchange rates and floundering economies in the new world order.

May 21, 2018

Episode 4 - Dancing On A Volcano, 1929-1931E450m

Dancing On A Volcano, 1929-1931

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.

May 28, 2018

Episode 5 - I'm Alright, 1932-1933E550m

I'm Alright, 1932-1933

In the 1920s, there seemed to be good candidates for leadership in Europe, but where were they when the Great Depression descended?

Jun 4, 2018

Episode 6 - Everyone Trusts Him, 1933-1936E650m

Everyone Trusts Him, 1933-1936

As the Depression’s effect on the US became clear, Japanese business interests set their focus on East Asia, where the empire was expanding.

Jun 11, 2018

Episode 7 - History Stopped, 1936-1938E750m

History Stopped, 1936-1938

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?

Jun 18, 2018

Episode 8 - Peace For Our Time, 1938-1939E850m

Peace For Our Time, 1938-1939

Some believed appeasement of Hitler would preserve the peace. They either didn’t see, or ignored, the Nazi leader’s obvious territorial ambitions.

Jun 25, 2018

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