Synopsis
For 200 years history has largely revolved around a single idea that mankind would truly thrive only if property were shared by all. Bret Baier’s six-part documentary series traces the history of socialism man’s most ambitious attempt to supplant religion with a doctrine grounded on science.
Episodes
1E1From Indiana to MarxThe first seeds of socialism are planted on the banks of Indiana's Wabash River, a utopian community designed by a social reformer who later inspired Karl Marx.2E2Lenin's Bloody RevolutionAs Vladimir Lenin's brutal communist revolution transforms Russia, socialism stalls in the United States.3E3China and BeyondMao takes over China and socialism peaks worldwide with 60 percent of mankind living under some form of it.4E4Other People's MoneyPoorer countries embrace socialism, while Margaret Thatcher tamps down British socialists.5E5Epic CollapseThe USSR implodes, China reforms and other countries embrace capitalism.6E6Socialism Reborn?Socialism makes a surprising comeback across the world.
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