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World War II: Race to Victory

We are in Berlin." As the Allies preparefor their final battles, a new competition...

We are in Berlin." [narrator] As the Allies prepare
for their final battles, a new competition develops, one that threatens
to split the Big Three apart. A race to build nuclear
weapons. There was a theory
that one of the reasons the Americans dropped
the bomb on Japan was precisely to show
the Soviets that they had this thing

Full Transcript

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We are in Berlin."
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[narrator] As the Allies prepare for their final battles,
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a new competition develops,
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one that threatens to split the Big Three apart.
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A race to build nuclear weapons.
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There was a theory that one of the reasons
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the Americans dropped the bomb on Japan
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was precisely to show the Soviets
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that they had this thing.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:09
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E01 And so they tackle too with a will - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
And so they tackle too with a will
S01 • E03 The Big Three meet face-to-face for the first time in Tehran. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
The Big Three meet face-to-face for the first time in Tehran...
S01 • E06 And this was a remarkable turnaround - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
And this was a remarkable turnaround
S01 • E04 They had inflatable tanks and all this sort of stuff - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
They had inflatable tanks and all this sort of stuff
S01 • E01 Many people think they know Stalin very well indeed - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
Many people think they know Stalin very well indeed
S01 • E06 He'd defeated one of the most advanced - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
He'd defeated one of the most advanced
S01 • E04 [narrator] While the Big Three revel in the success - World War II: Race to Victory 00:29
[narrator] While the Big Three revel in the success
S01 • E05 [narrator] With victory so close, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:18
[narrator] With victory so close,
S01 • E06 Really, this was the height of Soviet influence. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Really, this was the height of Soviet influence.
S01 • E03 [narrator] And while the Allied forces - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
[narrator] And while the Allied forces
S01 • E01 He is the man of course who said - World War II: Race to Victory 00:32
He is the man of course who said
S01 • E06 [narrator] Despite the massive losses - World War II: Race to Victory 00:46
[narrator] Despite the massive losses
S01 • E02 Britain and America needed to build a united front - World War II: Race to Victory 00:34
Britain and America needed to build a united front
S01 • E05 [theme music] - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
[theme music]
S01 • E03 [narrator] To be successful in the fight against Hitler, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
[narrator] To be successful in the fight against Hitler,
S01 • E03 [theme music] - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
[theme music]
S01 • E02 [narrator] And would America's reluctant entry - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
[narrator] And would America's reluctant entry
S01 • E06 [theme music] - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
[theme music]