Watch 1945

2005
1 Season

Anyone who lived through 1945 is likely to remember it as a year that changed the world. Even if you didn't live through it, you can experience memorable moments in this five-part miniseries that presents fascinating historical information on the final year of World War II. Episodes delve into the complexities of the relationships between the Allies, both during and after the war, how the war was won both in Europe and Asia, and how national relationships and boundaries both changed as a result of the war's end.

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5. The Future Takes Shape

January 1, 2005

After the end of the war millions of people were forced to move home and country, as borders were redrawn and new occupying governments installed. The war had made the Americans the richest nation in the world and they were ready to impose their views around the globe. Britain was victorious but bankrupt.

4. War in the Pacific

January 1, 2005

The Japanese industrialised early in the Twentieth Century but with no supply of natural resources, they embarked on a strategy of territorial expansionism and sought to stamp their mark on the region. The Americans and British were not happy about this and wanted to protect their own colonial interests in the region. The Americans put an embargo on trade with Japan. The Japanese choice was to give in to American wishes or launch a war against the USA.

3. The Victors Carve up Europe

January 1, 2005

The Russians wanted to control large parts of Europe and the Americans were not prepared to back up the British in their fight to keep Eastern Europe out of Stalin's grip. By July a new world order began to emerge dominated by two, not three, superpowers.

2. The End of the Dictators

January 1, 2005

The retreating Nazi's force millions of people onto Death Marches across Europe - the cost to human live is massive. But the Allies also force million on the march as they set out the future ethnic shape of Europe. The pre-war 'mixing' up of ethnicities in Europe is reversed as the big 3 seek to segregate Europe into different ethnic groups.

1. The Beginning of the End

January 1, 2005

Tensions between the Allies mount. The British want to strike into the heart of Germany but the Americans are cautious and don't want to loose men. This allows the Russians to advance deep into Eastern Europe.

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