Mass production forever alters the lives of workers and consumers. Under Nazi rule, anti-Semitism seeps into every aspect of German society. Post-war economic booms transform lifestyles and cultural values. In the early days, hopes were high, but in the end the story of Communism is on of grim realities. Chinese citizens zealously follow Chairman Mao's revolutionary dictums.
Revolutionaries use the power of guerrilla warfare in Cuba, Vietnam, and Afghanistan.
Communist rule crumbles in the Soviet Union as people find the courage to speak out. Marching to glory, soldiers face inhuman conditions and death in a ghastly global war. The environmental costs of industrial growth in Japan, South America and the U.S. 1 hour. From the ashes of war, Japan and Korea rise to economic prominence. Fundamentalism flourishes in the East and the West.