Name: Impossible Peace: The Time Between World Wars
Released: 2018-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Rod Mullinar

TV Show · Documentary · History

A look at what went wrong in the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 that caused a second World War to break out only 20 years later. From the Great Depression to the rise of the Nazi Party, a look at how the key events of the era led to conflict in Europe.

2018 · 50m

Starring Rod Mullinar

Director Michael Cove

EPISODE 1

The Lap of the Gods 1919-1921

As the first World War ends in 1919, the infamous Treaty of Versailles is signed in France to impose global peace on the defeated nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
EPISODE 2

Just Like the Arabian Nights 1922-1925

After the failed Treaty of Versailles, America has rejected its president's peace settlement and withdrawn back into a position of isolation.
EPISODE 3

Mussolini Is Always Right 1925-1929

Americans continue to have a good time despite the Eighteenth Amendment banning alcohol, and a mood of reckless optimism throughout the country drives investment in the stock market.
EPISODE 4

Dancing On A Volcano 1929-1931

A look at the international upset and devastation caused by the global depression; unemployment, hyperinflation, despair are everywhere as people try to survive.
EPISODE 5

I'm Alright 1932-1933

New leaders come to power around the world, from Roosevelt in the United States to Hitler in Germany, while Japan consolidates its invasion of China's north-east and militarism triumphs.
EPISODE 6

Everyone Trusts Him 1933-1936

As the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics repression builds, the human toll starts to grow, which will be the casualties that will always be associated with Stalin's terrifying rule.