Episode 1
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.
Episode 2
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.
Episode 3
After the war, cars and other technological advances were as influential as exchange rates and floundering economies in the new world order.
Episode 4
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.
Episode 5
In the 1920s, there seemed to be good candidates for leadership in Europe, but where were they when the Great Depression descended?
Episode 6
As the Depression’s effect on the US became clear, Japanese business interests set their focus on East Asia, where the empire was expanding.
Episode 7
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?
Episode 8
Some believed appeasement of Hitler would preserve the peace. They either didn’t see, or ignored, the Nazi leader’s obvious territorial ambitions.
