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World War II: Race to Victory

Before meetingthe Soviet dictator, Roosevelt and Churchillagreed to stop in Cairo. There...

[narrator] Before meeting
the Soviet dictator, Roosevelt and Churchill
agreed to stop in Cairo. There they would hold
their own conference with their ally in the fight
against Japan in the Pacific, the Chinese nationalist leader
Chiang Kai‐shek. [Martin] At this point,
Roosevelt envisages Chiang as one of what he called
the Four Policeman, that the world after the war
would be essentially managed by the four great powers

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[narrator] Before meeting the Soviet dictator,
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Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to stop in Cairo.
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There they would hold their own conference
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with their ally in the fight against Japan in the Pacific,
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the Chinese nationalist leader Chiang Kai‐shek.
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[Martin] At this point, Roosevelt envisages Chiang
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as one of what he called the Four Policeman,
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that the world after the war would be essentially managed
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by the four great powers.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:43
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
history
Production
Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion,Pia Frankenberg Filmproduktion, Hamburg,ZDF

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Movie Summary

The six-part documentary series reveals how and why the central alliance between Great Britain, the United States and The Soviet Union was formed leading into World War II. The series paints an in-depth picture of the race to ulti...
S01 • E06 The deterioration was probably precipitated - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
The deterioration was probably precipitated
S01 • E01 [narrator] On the 4th of June, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:54
[narrator] On the 4th of June,
S01 • E06 He suffers cardiac problems, his blood pressure is huge, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
He suffers cardiac problems, his blood pressure is huge,
S01 • E02 Since they had originally met in the First World War, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
Since they had originally met in the First World War,
S01 • E06 And the final challenge he faced - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
And the final challenge he faced
S01 • E04 And he very much hoped - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
And he very much hoped
S01 • E02 [Martin] It's quite clear that they enjoyed - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[Martin] It's quite clear that they enjoyed
S01 • E04 [narrator] Stalin had refused to attend the Cairo Conference. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:30
[narrator] Stalin had refused to attend the Cairo Conference...
S01 • E06 [narrator] Churchill could not attend Roosevelt's funeral, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:41
[narrator] Churchill could not attend Roosevelt's funer...
S01 • E01 [narrator] The British Army had lost almost 50,000 soldiers - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
[narrator] The British Army had lost almost 50,000 soldiers
S01 • E04 He knew the Soviet Union could not fight the Germans - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
He knew the Soviet Union could not fight the Germans
S01 • E04 This meant that it was absolutely essential - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
This meant that it was absolutely essential
S01 • E01 The Dunkirk evacuation, of course we think of it - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
The Dunkirk evacuation, of course we think of it
S01 • E06 He kept going, and to be a President - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
He kept going, and to be a President
S01 • E04 [narrator] So Churchill and Roosevelt - World War II: Race to Victory 00:44
[narrator] So Churchill and Roosevelt
S01 • E01 But we mustn't forget that 50,000 were left behind. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:27
But we mustn't forget that 50,000 were left behind.
S01 • E06 He was there during a very hard time - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
He was there during a very hard time
S01 • E06 I think a lot of people were very sad when he died. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
I think a lot of people were very sad when he died.
S01 • E05 Their withdrawal was then precipitate. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Their withdrawal was then precipitate.
S01 • E05 Paris fell within days, Brussels early September. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Paris fell within days, Brussels early September.