The lives of the most notorious tyrants of the modern era.
EPISODE 1
Kings and Nobility
King Wilhelm II of Prussia was one of the most recognizable public figures of World War I. He gained a reputation as a militarist through his poorly advised newspaper interviews.
EPISODE 2
Philosophers for the Masses
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels argued that socialism is a superior government to that of capitalism through The Communist Manifesto.
EPISODE 3
Fascism and the Master Race
Dictators of World War II, Hitler and Mussolini, are examined.
EPISODE 4
Communism and the Cold War
Ho Chi Minh led the Vietnamese nationalist movement for more than three decades, fighting first against the Japanese, then the French, and then the US-backed South Vietnamese.
EPISODE 5
Brutal Pursuit of Power Ending in Disaster
Modern day tyrants, Fidel Castro and Juan Peron, saw great economic growth in their countries, but at the cost of many civil liberties.