Apocalypse

In 1945, victorious nations celebrate a return to peace; however, a more drawn-out, insidious confrontation is brewing as new global leaders emerge.

In 1947, the world is at the mercy of its leaders with Truman, Ho Chi Minh, Stalin, and Mao Zedong each preparing to go to battle for ultimate power.

In 1950, the war against Communism is being fought across Asia; while U.S. President Truman considers the bomb, Soviet dictator Stalin increases his influence.

After his death, Stalin's potential successors eagerly flock to pay their respects. In East Berlin, a wave of hope comes over the German workers who rise up against the party, but this hope is swiftly crushed by Soviet tanks.

During the Soviet Communist Party's twentieth Congress, Khrushchev stuns everyone by denouncing Stalin's crimes. The USSR's new leader seeks to distance himself from his predecessor and open up to the outside world.

President Kennedy has just been assassinated in Dallas when his successor Johnson sinks his country further into the quagmire of the Vietnam War. Over ten years, three million young Americans discover Hell.