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Optimism reigns as the new century begins.
S1 • E2
Marching to glory, soldiers face death on an industrial scale in a ghastly global war.
S1 • E3
Communism brings hope-and horrors-to Russia's millions.
S1 • E4
Communist rule crumbles as the Cold War ends and the Berlin Wall falls.
S1 • E5
The world forgets its troubles and falls in love with the movies.
S1 • E6
Fans root for the home team in a sports craze that pushes nationalism to new levels.
S1 • E7
Mass production forever alters the lives of workers and consumers.
S1 • E8
Economic depression triggers unemployment on a global scale.
S1 • E9
The hope for a new world order.
S1 • E11
Civilians become targets-contributing to the war effort with their labor and their lives.
S1 • E12
A "cold" war embroils the US and the Soviet Union in a contest of ideologies.
S1 • E13
Colonial rule is overthrown in Asia and Africa.
S1 • E14
Post-war prosperity transforms lifestyles and cultural values in the United States and abroad.
S1 • E15
A new generation challenges the Establishment.
S1 • E16
Nuclear energy is unleashed.
S1 • E17
Runaway growth brings prosperity at a price.
S1 • E18
China yields to Chairman Mao.
S1 • E19
From the ashes of war, Japan and Korea rise to economic prominence.
S1 • E20
Racial oppression is challenged in the United States and South Africa.
S1 • E21
At home and at work, women fight for equal rights.
S1 • E22
Television unexpectedly transforms society, culture, and politics.
S1 • E23
Medical advances further the fight against disease.
S1 • E24
Revolution succeeds through guerrilla warfare.
S1 • E25
Religious fundamentalism flourishes in both the East and the West.
S1 • E26
New technologies connect the world while age-old rivalries threaten the new world order.
Narrator
Narrator
Self
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