Impossible Peace
Documentary · 2017 · 1 SeasonSubtitles Icon
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World War I ended, but peace lasted just 20 years. This series explores how a world scarred by war collapsed into tyranny, depression—and war again.
S01:E01 - The Lap of the Gods 1919-1921
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S01:E01 - The Lap of the Gods 1919-1921

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After WWI ends, Versailles reshapes Europe. Germany and Austria-Hungary are defeated. Russia’s Bolshevik civil war rages, dismantling old empires and redrawing borders.

S01:E02 - Just Like the Arabian Nights 1922-1925
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S01:E02 - Just Like the Arabian Nights 1922-1925

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America rejects the peace deal and isolates itself. Europe struggles with debt and inflation. Extremes on left and right create violence and unrest in Germany’s unstable streets.

S01:E03 - Mussolini Is Always Right 1925-1929
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S01:E03 - Mussolini Is Always Right 1925-1929

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The US thrives in the Jazz Age—Prohibition, radios, talkies, and stock market optimism. Icons like Lindbergh and Babe Ruth define a fleeting era of exuberance before the crash.

S01:E04 - Dancing on a Volcano 1929-1931
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S01:E04 - Dancing on a Volcano 1929-1931

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The fragile recovery shatters into global depression. Unemployment, hyperinflation, and despair rise. Dictators emerge; Britain and France struggle to maintain fading empires.

S01:E05 - I'm Alright 1932-1933
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S01:E05 - I'm Alright 1932-1933

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New leaders emerge: Hitler in Germany, Roosevelt in the US, and militarism in Japan. Hitler gains absolute power constitutionally, merging chancellor and president roles.

S01:E06 - Everyone Trusts Him 1933-1936
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S01:E06 - Everyone Trusts Him 1933-1936

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Stalin’s USSR enforces brutal repression with gulags, collectivization, and Five-Year plans. The human cost under his rule begins to mount amid fierce state control.

S01:E07 - History Stopped 1936-1938
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S01:E07 - History Stopped 1936-1938

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Europe’s power shifts to Nazi Germany. Spain is torn by a brutal three-year civil war, signaling the coming storm as fascism and conflict spread across the continent.

S01:E08 - Peace for Our Time 1938-1939
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S01:E08 - Peace for Our Time 1938-1939

53 min
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Little more than 20 years after the guns fell silent, they roar back into life. Hitler annexes all of Czechoslovakia. Britain and France respond with promises to Poland.

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